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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Lawtonville 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 Lawtonville 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 Lawtonville 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lawtonville Crossroads: Lawtonville 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Lawtonville Crossroads is located in Hampton 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 Hampton County: Effingham (GA), Screven (GA), Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Colleton & Jasper.

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

  • Hampton County     (The home county of Lawtonville Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawtonville Crossroads, with the one closest to Lawtonville Crossroads listed first.
    • Estill
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Luray
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Scotia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gifford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Furman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Garnett
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Brunson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Varnville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pond Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
    • Crocketville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Barkerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Barkerville is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkerville
      • Barkerville has also been known as:
      • Haywardville
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawtonville Crossroads, with the one closest to Lawtonville Crossroads listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Allendale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ulmer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Martin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawtonville Crossroads, with the one closest to Lawtonville Crossroads listed first.
    • Ehrhardt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Olar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
  • Barnwell County
    • Kline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawtonville Crossroads, with the one closest to Lawtonville Crossroads listed first.
    • Yemassee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tomotley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
    • Sheldon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawtonville Crossroads, with the one closest to Lawtonville Crossroads listed first.
    • Islandton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
    • Ashton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Lodge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawtonville Crossroads, with the one closest to Lawtonville Crossroads listed first.
    • Pineland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tillman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bulloch County (GA)
    • Leefield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Leefield is located in Bulloch County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefield
  • Effingham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawtonville Crossroads, with the one closest to Lawtonville Crossroads listed first.
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
    • Clyo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Haddonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Haddonville is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddonville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 965 people
    • Egypt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Egypt is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Springfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Guyton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Guyton is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guyton <1>
  • Screven County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawtonville Crossroads, with the one closest to Lawtonville Crossroads listed first.
    • Newington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Captolo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Captolo is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
    • Sylvania
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Sylvania is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <1>
    • Oliver
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Oliver is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver <1>
    • Hilltonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Millhaven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
    • Zeigler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Zeigler is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
    • Cameron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cameron is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,012 people
    • Cooperville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cooperville is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
    • Dover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ogeechee ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Ogeechee is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
      • Former name for Ogeechee:
      • Oguchee

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

Cemeteries Near Lawtonville Crossroads ...

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

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

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

  • Lawtonville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Millpond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Old Lawtonville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Breeler Field Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Solomons Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • DeLoach Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ginn Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Ginn Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginn Family Cemetery
  • Crapse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Browning Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Horse Pond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Nixville Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Estill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Peeples ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peeples is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
  • Luray
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shirley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Shirley is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
  • Gifford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Stafford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stafford is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
  • Brighton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Brighton is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Garnett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Varnville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brunson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Eneck ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Eneck is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eneck
    • Horsegall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Horsegall is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
    • Almeda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Almeda is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeda

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

Newspapers Published in Lawtonville 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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawtonville Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawtonville Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawtonville Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Lawtonville 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>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 Lawtonville Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lawtonville Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.