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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 Jones 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 Jones 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 Jones 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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Jones Crossroads: Jones Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Jones Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Crossroads may originally have been Jone's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Crossroads might be written as Jone 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Jones Crossroads is located in Aiken County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aiken County: Burke (GA), Richmond (GA), Barnwell, Edgefield, Lexington, Orangeburg & Saluda.

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

  • Aiken County     (The home county of Jones Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Crossroads, with the one closest to Jones Crossroads listed first.
    • Monetta
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Rawls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
    • Seivern
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Kitchings Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Wagener
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicholson Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
    • Perry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Montmorenci
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Aiken
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
    • Vaucluse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Salley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Crossroads, with the one closest to Jones Crossroads listed first.
    • Williston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Whaley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
    • Elko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
  • Edgefield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Crossroads, with the one closest to Jones Crossroads listed first.
    • Johnston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Trenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Edgefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Murphys Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphys Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
    • Colliers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
  • Lancaster County
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Crossroads, with the one closest to Jones Crossroads listed first.
    • Batesburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Leesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Gilbert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Pelion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Red Bank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Lexington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
    • Swansea
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • South Congaree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
      • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Crossroads, with the one closest to Jones Crossroads listed first.
    • Little Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Prosperity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Slighs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Old Town Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
  • Orangeburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Crossroads, with the one closest to Jones Crossroads listed first.
    • Springfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • North
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <2>
    • Livingston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Neeses
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Crossroads, with the one closest to Jones Crossroads listed first.
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballentine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • White Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Crossroads, with the one closest to Jones Crossroads listed first.
    • Ridge Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ward
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Saluda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County

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

Newspapers Published in Jones 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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones 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 Jones Crossroads:

Cemeteries Near Jones Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sawyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sawyer Cemetery
  • Cullum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cullum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cullum Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
  • Kneece Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kneece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kneece Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
  • Cumbee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumbee Cemetery
  • Hall Town Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallman Cemetery
  • Hallman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallman Cemetery
  • Quattlebaum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quattlebaum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quattlebaum Cemetery
  • Continue List   (282 more) ...
    • Hartley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartley Cemetery
    • Asbill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbill Cemetery
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Samaria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
  • Monetta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seivern
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Seivern is located in Aiken County
  • Ridge Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Batesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Leesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fredonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
  • Eureka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Aiken County
  • Croft
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
    • Croft is located in Aiken County
  • Kitchings Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kitchings Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
    • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
    • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
    • Kinchens Mill
  • Wagener
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Summit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Milledgeville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milledgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
    • Johnston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Perry
      (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 Jones Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Crossroads.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jones Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jones Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7651, Longitude: -81.5443       In this case, the coordinates for Jones Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Jones Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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