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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 Cypress Fork 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 Cypress Fork 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 Cypress Fork 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cypress Fork Crossroads: Cypress Frk. Xrds.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Cypress Fork Crossroads is located in Clarendon 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 Clarendon County: Berkeley, Calhoun, Florence, Orangeburg, Sumter & Williamsburg.
Below are the counties that are near Cypress Fork Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cypress Fork Crossroads:
- Clarendon County (The home county of Cypress Fork Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Fork Crossroads, with the one closest to Cypress Fork Crossroads listed first.
- Gable
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sardinia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- New Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Manning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alcolu
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turbeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Davis Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shad Moss village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
- Paxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Silver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Fork Crossroads, with the one closest to Cypress Fork Crossroads listed first.
- Region Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Region Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
- Judge Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
- Pineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eadytown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
- Russellville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Harris Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
- Cross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Darlington County
- Lamar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Fork Crossroads, with the one closest to Cypress Fork Crossroads listed first.
- Olanta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wren Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wren Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Cusac Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
- Scranton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Coward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Timmonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Effingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Fork Crossroads, with the one closest to Cypress Fork Crossroads listed first.
- Atkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elliott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Fork Crossroads, with the one closest to Cypress Fork Crossroads listed first.
- Ferguson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Eutawville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Possum Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Santee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parler is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Fork Crossroads, with the one closest to Cypress Fork Crossroads listed first.
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- East Sumter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- Lakewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Mayesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hobbs Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
- South Sumter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Sumter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley Creek Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Millwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Mulberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Privateer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Oswego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cypress Fork Crossroads, with the one closest to Cypress Fork Crossroads listed first.
- Greeleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
- Kingstree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moore Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
- Cades
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Salters
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lane is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
- Indiantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cypress Fork Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Cypress Fork Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Cypress Fork Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cypress Fork 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 Cypress Fork Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cypress Fork Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cypress Fork Crossroads, with the one closest to Cypress Fork Crossroads listed first.
- Biggers AME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brewington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Manning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gibbons Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Hebron UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burnson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crossroads Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Cypress Fork Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cypress Fork Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cypress Fork Crossroads, with the one closest to Cypress Fork Crossroads listed first.
- Sardinia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foreston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Foreston is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- New Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Manning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mouzon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
- Harvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harvin is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvin
- Alcolu
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seloc
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Seloc is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
- Brogdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brogdon is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Greeleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Davis Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingstree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Silver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cypress Fork Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cypress Fork Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Cypress Fork 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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cypress Fork Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cypress Fork Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cypress Fork 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 websites either 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 Cypress Fork Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Clarendon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Darlington County
- Florence County
- Lee County
- Orangeburg County
- Sumter County
- Williamsburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cypress Fork Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cypress Fork Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |