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 Floyds 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 Floyds 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 Floyds 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 Floyds Crossroads: Floyds Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Floyds Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Floyds Crossroads may originally have been Floyd's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Floyds Crossroads might be written as Floyd 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 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.
Floyds Crossroads is located in Horry 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 Horry County: Brunswick (NC), Columbus (NC), Dillon, Georgetown & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Floyds Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Floyds Crossroads:
- Horry County (The home county of Floyds Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Crossroads, with the one closest to Floyds Crossroads listed first.
- Green Sea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Galivants Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aynor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Loris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Allen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Daisy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Cochran Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Crossroads, with the one closest to Floyds Crossroads listed first.
- Lake View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Latta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Minturn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Crossroads, with the one closest to Floyds Crossroads listed first.
- Jamestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Pamplico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Crossroads, with the one closest to Floyds Crossroads listed first.
- Nichols
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Laughlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Sellers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gresham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro County
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Bladen County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Crossroads, with the one closest to Floyds Crossroads listed first.
- Bladenboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Abbottsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Crossroads, with the one closest to Floyds Crossroads listed first.
- Fair Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cerro Gordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Emerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Tabor City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clarendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Williamson Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
- Grist
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Cribb Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Boardman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Chadbourn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Floyds Crossroads, with the one closest to Floyds Crossroads listed first.
- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Barnesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Orrum
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Fairmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- McDonald
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Rowland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Alfordsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Allenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Elrod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Lumberton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Floyds Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Floyds Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Floyds Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floyds 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 Floyds Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Floyds Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Floyds Crossroads, with the one closest to Floyds Crossroads listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Soules Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nichols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Granger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hammon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old State Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Nichols - Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary FWB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Floyds Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Floyds Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Floyds Crossroads, with the one closest to Floyds Crossroads listed first.
- Nichols
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Mullins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Finklea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cerro Gordo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Zion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zion is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Galivants Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Barnesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Bayboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Clarendon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cool Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Gurley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Loris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Floyds Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Floyds Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Floyds 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floyds Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Floyds Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Floyds 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 Floyds Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Robeson 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> | 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 Floyds Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Floyds Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |