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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 Gaillard 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 Gaillard 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 Gaillard 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Gaillard Crossroads: Gaillard 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 and doctors 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.

Gaillard Crossroads is located in 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 Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Gaillard Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Gaillard Crossroads listed first.
    • Dalzell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Oakland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Rembert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherryvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Horatio
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oswego
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Mulberry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Claremont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Claremont is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Stateburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
    • Millwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Cane Savannah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Sumter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
  • Chesterfield County
    • McBee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <1>
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Gaillard Crossroads listed first.
    • Paxville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Alcolu
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Gable
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardinia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Turbeville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Panola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Manning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Zion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Union Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Gaillard Crossroads listed first.
    • Lamar
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Lydia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Pine Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Syracuse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
    • Hartsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Prestwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Gaillard Crossroads listed first.
    • Cartersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Sardis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Timmonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Olanta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Gaillard Crossroads listed first.
    • Camden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Spring Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Shepard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Lafayette Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Lugoff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassatt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elgin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Bethune
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Pine Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Westville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Gaillard Crossroads listed first.
    • Manville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Manville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Elliott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bishopville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Atkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Lynchburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Alcot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gaillard Crossroads, with the one closest to Gaillard Crossroads listed first.
    • Eastover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gadsden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Weston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Pinewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
    • Hopkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Capitol View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Capitol View is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
    • Woodfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
    • Dentsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Ravenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood

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

Cemeteries Near Gaillard Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gaillard 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 Gaillard Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Elizabeth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Bridges Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rembert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • General Sumters Tomb
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • White - Dick Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Capers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • McLeod Chapel UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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.<2>

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

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

  • Catchall
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Rembert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pisgah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Hagood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hagood is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
  • Claremont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Oswego
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Boykin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boykin is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
  • Cane Savannah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Stockton ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
  • Wedgefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Antioch
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Antioch is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Privateer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
    • Bishopville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tindal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Tindal is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal

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

Newspapers Published in Gaillard 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaillard Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gaillard Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gaillard 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 Gaillard Crossroads:

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>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 Gaillard Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Gaillard Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.