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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 Hogeye 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 Hogeye 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 Hogeye 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 Hogeye Crossroads: Hogeye 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 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.

Hogeye 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 Hogeye Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hogeye Crossroads:

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of Hogeye Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hogeye Crossroads, with the one closest to Hogeye Crossroads listed first.
    • Moore Crossroads
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Cades
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingstree
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Salters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Stuckey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Greeleyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lane
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Nesmith
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemingway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Snow Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Rome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hogeye Crossroads, with the one closest to Hogeye Crossroads listed first.
    • Judge Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Saint Stephen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pineville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Russellville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hogeye Crossroads, with the one closest to Hogeye Crossroads listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Turbeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • New Zion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sardinia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gable
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Alcolu
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Manning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jordan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Shad Moss village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Davis Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hogeye Crossroads, with the one closest to Hogeye Crossroads listed first.
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
    • Lamar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Syracuse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Palmetto
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hogeye Crossroads, with the one closest to Hogeye Crossroads listed first.
    • Lake City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wren Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Scranton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Salem
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Olanta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Hannah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Friendfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Sardis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Effingham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jones Crossroads
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Danwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hogeye Crossroads, with the one closest to Hogeye Crossroads listed first.
    • Andrews
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Willie Towne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Allentown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hogeye Crossroads, with the one closest to Hogeye Crossroads listed first.
    • Atkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Lynchburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hogeye Crossroads, with the one closest to Hogeye Crossroads listed first.
    • Gresham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tabernacle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Centenary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hogeye Crossroads, with the one closest to Hogeye Crossroads listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Shiloh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Mayesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • East Sumter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
    • Oswego
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Lakewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Mulberry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • South Sumter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
    • Sumter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Hogeye Crossroads ...

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

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

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

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.<4>

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

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

  • Cades
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mouzon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
  • Scranton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingstree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fowler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Coward
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Seloc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Seloc is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
  • New Zion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hannah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
  • Friendfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
  • Sardinia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Salters Depot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
    • Salters
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Shiloh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh

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

Newspapers Published in Hogeye 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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hogeye Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hogeye Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hogeye Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Hogeye 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>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- Hogeye Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Hogeye Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.