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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 Dixie Crossing (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 Dixie Crossing. 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 Dixie Crossing ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Dixie Crossing: Dixie Xing.

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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Dixie Crossing is located in Sumter County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.

Below are the counties that are near Dixie Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dixie Crossing:

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Dixie Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
    • Stateburg
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stateburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
    • Claremont
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claremont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Wedgefield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherryvale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherryvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Oakland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
    • Cane Savannah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Horatio
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sumter Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumter Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Junction
      • Sumter Junction is located in Sumter County
    • Dalzell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
    • Millwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • Privateer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privateer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
    • Saint Matthews
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Creston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Calhoun County
    • Cameron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
    • Paxville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Panola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
    • Silver
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
    • Alcolu
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gable
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sardinia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Davis Station
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jordan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • New Zion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Turbeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
    • Spring Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Elgin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
    • Camden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
    • Lugoff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
    • Shepard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shepard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
    • Cassatt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
    • Manville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
    • Elliott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynchburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Alcot
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
    • Cayce
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
      • Cayce is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <3>
    • West Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
    • Elloree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jamison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
    • Parler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
      • Parler is located in Orangeburg County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.
    • Eastover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gadsden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Weston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Richland County
    • Bruner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
    • Pinewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
    • Hopkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Capitol View
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
    • Woodfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Dentsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ravenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
    • Valencia Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
      • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dixie Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Dixie Crossing.

Cemeteries Near Dixie Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dixie Crossing.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dixie Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.

  • General Sumters Tomb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the General Sumters Tomb
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the General Sumters Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh AME Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Singleton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coulter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coulter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coulter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenhaven Preserve
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Phillip AME Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Loring Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Shepherd Funeral Home Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (185 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Miller Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pitts Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitts Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Dixie Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dixie Crossing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dixie Crossing, with the one closest to Dixie Crossing listed first.

  • Wedgefield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Claremont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claremont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
  • Cane Savannah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
  • Catchall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catchall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
  • Hagood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
    • Hagood is located in Sumter County
  • Privateer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privateer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Privateer is located in Sumter County
  • Rembert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gadsden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tindal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tindal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
    • Tindal is located in Sumter County
  • Boykin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boykin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
    • Boykin is located in Kershaw County
  • Congaree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congaree
    • Congaree is located in Richland County
  • Weston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Richland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pisgah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
      • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
    • Stockton ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Kershaw County
    • Oswego
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dixie Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dixie Crossing.

Newspapers Published in Dixie Crossing ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dixie Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dixie Crossing, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dixie Crossing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Dixie Crossing:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dixie Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumtercountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dixie Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dixie Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9282, Longitude: -80.5556       In this case, the coordinates for Dixie Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Dixie Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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