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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 Jernigans 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 Jernigans 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 Jernigans 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 Jernigans Crossroads: Jernigans Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Jernigans Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jernigans Crossroads may originally have been Jernigan's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jernigans Crossroads might be written as Jernigan 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.
Jernigans 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 Jernigans Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jernigans Crossroads:
- Horry County (The home county of Jernigans Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jernigans Crossroads, with the one closest to Jernigans Crossroads listed first.
- Loris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Finklea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Green Sea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Daisy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Gurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Little Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Longs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cool Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Hickory Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Vina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vina is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jernigans Crossroads, with the one closest to Jernigans Crossroads listed first.
- Lake View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Floydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jernigans Crossroads, with the one closest to Jernigans Crossroads listed first.
- Nichols
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rains
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Centenary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Bladen County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jernigans Crossroads, with the one closest to Jernigans Crossroads listed first.
- Abbottsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Clarkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bladenboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jernigans Crossroads, with the one closest to Jernigans Crossroads listed first.
- Ash
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Longwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Carolina Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Calabash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Exum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Sunset Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Makatoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jernigans Crossroads, with the one closest to Jernigans Crossroads listed first.
- Tabor City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Ironhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Clarendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Cribb Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Pine Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Nakina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Bug Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Cerro Gordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Grist
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grist is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jernigans Crossroads, with the one closest to Jernigans Crossroads listed first.
- Barnesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Marietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Orrum
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jernigans Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Jernigans Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Jernigans Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jernigans 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 Jernigans Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jernigans Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jernigans Crossroads, with the one closest to Jernigans Crossroads listed first.
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Twin City Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harrelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Collins - Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins - Fowler Cemetery
- The Collins - Fowler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Collins Cemetery
- Myrtle Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Live Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hardee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Soles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (381 more) ...
- Hinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Norris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Jernigans Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jernigans Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jernigans Crossroads, with the one closest to Jernigans Crossroads listed first.
- Finklea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Loris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Emerson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Ironhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Clarendon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Daisy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Bayboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Gurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Mollie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Dothan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Privetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Privetts is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Adrian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adrian is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Bug Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Cerro Gordo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jernigans Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jernigans Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Jernigans 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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jernigans Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jernigans Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jernigans 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 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 Jernigans Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dillon County
- Marion County
- Bladen County
- Brunswick 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Jernigans Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Jernigans Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |