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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 occur.

  • 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.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jones Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jones 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Jones Crossroads is located in Aiken 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 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)
      • Camp Rawls is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Rawls
    • Seivern
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
    • Kitchings Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
      • Kitchings Mill has also been known as:
      • Kinchens Mill
    • Wagener
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eureka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Eureka is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Nicholson Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicholson Village is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Village
    • Perry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Montmorenci
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Oakwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Oakwood is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
    • Aiken
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Vaucluse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
      • Whaley is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
    • Elko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Elko is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <2>
    • Reynold
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Reynold is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynold
  • 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)
      • Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
    • Lenoir ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Colliers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Colliers is located in Edgefield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
  • 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)
      • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
    • Leesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fredonia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Gilbert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Summit is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
    • Pelion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lake Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
    • Red Bank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
    • Ella
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ella is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Lexington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Gaston is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Crossroads, with the one closest to Jones Crossroads listed first.
    • Stoney Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
    • 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)
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Old Town Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
  • 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)
      • Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • North
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • North is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • 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)
      • Livingston is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Neeses
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Boiling Spring is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
  • 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)
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove

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

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 Jones Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
  • Cullum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kneece Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hartley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cumbee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hall Town Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hallman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hallman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Quattlebaum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (287 more) ...
    • Hartley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Asbill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<4>

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)
    • Samaria is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
  • Monetta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seivern
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Seivern is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
  • 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)
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Eureka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eureka is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Croft
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Croft is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
  • Kitchings Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Kitchings Mill is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchings Mill
    • 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)
    • Summit is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Milledgeville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • 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.

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]<5>. 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 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 Jones Crossroads:

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 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.
<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 Jones Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.