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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 Harper 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 Harper 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 Harper 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 Harper Crossroads: Harper Xrds.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Harper Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harper 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 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.

Harper Crossroads is located in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County: Berkeley, Clarendon, Florence, Georgetown & Marion.

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

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of Harper Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Crossroads, with the one closest to Harper Crossroads listed first.
    • Snow Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Nesmith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rome
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Indiantown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Stuckey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Salters
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lane
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Hemingway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Kingstree
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cades
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Greeleyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Crossroads, with the one closest to Harper Crossroads listed first.
    • Jamestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Harris Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Saint Stephen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bethera
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
    • Russellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bonneau
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Judge Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Cordesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Charleston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Crossroads, with the one closest to Harper Crossroads listed first.
    • McClellanville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Pineland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Pineland is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
    • Awendaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Crossroads, with the one closest to Harper Crossroads listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hannah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Wren Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Lake City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Crossroads, with the one closest to Harper Crossroads listed first.
    • Andrews
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Willie Towne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Sampit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Allentown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Campfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
    • Steele Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
    • Carters Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Jackson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Waverly Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Waverly Mills is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Mills
    • Pawleys Island
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Litchfield Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Horry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Crossroads, with the one closest to Harper Crossroads listed first.
    • Eddy Lake ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Eddy Lake is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Lake
    • Bucksport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bucksport is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksport
    • Port Harrelson ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Harrelson is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Harrelson

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

Cemeteries Near Harper Crossroads ...

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

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

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

  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Elim United Methodist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bethlehem Holiness Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Piney Forest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery is located
    • The Oak Ridge Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bird Pond Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69565 <2>
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Gully Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bloomingvale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morning Glory Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...

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 Harper Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harper Crossroads.

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

  • Bethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bethel is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Earle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Earle is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Bloomingvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomingvale is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingvale
  • Cooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Trio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
  • Sampit
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
  • Morrisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Suttons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
  • Rhems
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rhems is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhems
  • Graves
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Graves is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves
  • Choppee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Choppee is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choppee
  • Rome
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Palmerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Palmerville is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerville
    • Alvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Georgetown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Harper 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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harper Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harper 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 Harper Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Harper 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>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 Harper 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harper Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.