Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Crooks Crossroads (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Crooks Crossroads. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Crooks Crossroads ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Crooks Crossroads: Crooks Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Crooks Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Crooks Crossroads may originally have been Crook's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Crooks Crossroads might be written as Crook Crossroads.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Crooks Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Williamsburg County: Berkeley, Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Crooks Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crooks Crossroads:
- Williamsburg County (The home county of Crooks Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Crooks Crossroads listed first.
- Hemingway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stuckey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Indiantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Nesmith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
- Cades
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kingstree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moore Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
- Terrell Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
- Salters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Crooks Crossroads listed first.
- Johnsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hannah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hannah is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Pamplico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wren Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wren Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Friendfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendfield is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Scranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coward
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Effingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cusac Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
- Danwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danwood is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Crooks Crossroads listed first.
- Carters Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
- Allentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Allentown is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Willie Towne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
- Campfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Campfield is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Andrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waverly Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
- Inlet Oaks Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Inlet Oaks Village is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Oaks Village
- Murrells Inlet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sampit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sampit is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
- Steele Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
- Litchfield Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Crooks Crossroads listed first.
- Brownway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brownway is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Red Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson
- Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eddy Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Lake
- Aynor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bucksport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bucksport is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
- Cochran Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- Conway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Cool Spring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Galivants Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Crooks Crossroads listed first.
- Gresham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Centenary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Rains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Laughlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Mullins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crooks Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Crooks Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Crooks Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crooks Crossroads.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Crooks Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crooks Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Crooks Crossroads listed first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hemingway.
- The Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- Muddy Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69931 <4>
- Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hemingway.
- The Lawrimore Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawrimore Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422037 <4>
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garden of Devotion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Johnsonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Poplar Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
While we didn't find Crooks Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crooks Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crooks Crossroads, with the one closest to Crooks Crossroads listed first.
- Johnsonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indiantown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Brittons Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
- Bostick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bostick is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
- Rhems
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rhems is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhems
- Petersfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersfield is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersfield
- Dongola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dongola is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dongola
- Jordanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jordanville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Hannah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hannah is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Morrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Choppee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Choppee is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choppee
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Forney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forney is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Eulonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eulonia is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
- Blossom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blossom is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crooks Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crooks Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Crooks Crossroads ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crooks Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crooks Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crooks Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Crooks Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Williamsburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Horry County
- Marion County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crooks Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crooks Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |