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 DuBose 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 DuBose 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 DuBose 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 DuBose Crossroads: Dubose Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named DuBose Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for DuBose 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
DuBose Crossroads is primarily located in Lee County. A portion of DuBose Crossroads extends into Sumter 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 Lee County: Chesterfield, Darlington, Florence, Kershaw & Sumter.
Below are the counties that are near DuBose Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to DuBose Crossroads:
- Lee County (The home county of DuBose Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from DuBose Crossroads, with the one closest to DuBose Crossroads listed first.
- Manville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Elliott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bishopville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Lynchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alcot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alcot is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
- Chesterfield County
- McBee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clarendon County
- The following are listed by their distance from DuBose Crossroads, with the one closest to DuBose Crossroads listed first.
- Gable
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sardinia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turbeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Zion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alcolu
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Paxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Union Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Manning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Silver
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Panola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Panola is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from DuBose Crossroads, with the one closest to DuBose Crossroads listed first.
- Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lydia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Syracuse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Syracuse is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
- Alexander Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
- Pine Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Hartsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
- North Hartsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from DuBose Crossroads, with the one closest to DuBose Crossroads listed first.
- Cartersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Sardis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Timmonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Olanta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Cusac Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
- Ebenezer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from DuBose Crossroads, with the one closest to DuBose Crossroads listed first.
- Cassatt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Shepard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Lafayette Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Spring Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Bethune
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pine Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Lugoff
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from DuBose Crossroads, with the one closest to DuBose Crossroads listed first.
- Eastover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from DuBose Crossroads, with the one closest to DuBose Crossroads listed first.
- Oswego
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Dalzell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Mayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Sumter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- Millwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Sumter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherryvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- South Sumter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Rembert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashley Creek Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Williamsburg County
- Terrell Crossroad
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to DuBose Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for DuBose Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near DuBose Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of DuBose 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 DuBose Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for DuBose Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from DuBose Crossroads, with the one closest to DuBose Crossroads listed first.
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hebron Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rembert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Capers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whilden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coopers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- White - Dick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scotts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (215 more) ...
- Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McLellan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Four Bridges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find DuBose Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of DuBose Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from DuBose Crossroads, with the one closest to DuBose Crossroads listed first.
- Oswego
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Mayesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bishopville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Catchall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catchall is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
- Atkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Rembert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cane Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Antioch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Hagood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hagood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
- Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lamar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stockton is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Boykin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boykin is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around DuBose Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around DuBose Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in DuBose 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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around DuBose Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of DuBose Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for DuBose 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 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 DuBose Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Lee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Clarendon County
- Darlington County
- Florence County
- Kershaw County
- Richland 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 DuBose Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- DuBose Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |