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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 Lower Crossing (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 Lower Crossing. 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 Lower Crossing ...

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 Lower Crossing: Lower Xing.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lower Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lower Crossing.

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.

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

  • Williamsburg County     (The home county of Lower Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Crossing, with the one closest to Lower Crossing listed first.
    • Salters
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Kingstree
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lane
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Snow Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
    • Nesmith
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Indiantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Cades
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rome
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rome is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Stuckey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Greeleyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hemingway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Moore Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
  • Berkeley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Crossing, with the one closest to Lower Crossing listed first.
    • Alvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Harris Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harris Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Town
    • Saint Stephen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Russellville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Judge Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
    • Pineville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Bonneau
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethera
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wrangle Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Wrangle Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrangle Town
    • Eadytown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
    • Cross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Crossing, with the one closest to Lower Crossing listed first.
    • Union Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • New Zion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sardinia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shad Moss village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Gable
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Turbeville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jordan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Manning
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Crossing, with the one closest to Lower Crossing listed first.
    • Wren Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
    • Lake City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hannah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Johnsonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Scranton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Coward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Friendfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
    • Olanta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Georgetown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lower Crossing, with the one closest to Lower Crossing listed first.
    • Andrews
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Willie Towne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Willie Towne is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Towne
    • Sampit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sampit is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampit
    • Allentown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Allentown is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Carters Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
    • Campfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Campfield is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campfield
    • Georgetown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Steele Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Steele Town is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Town
    • Jackson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jackson is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Marion County

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

Cemeteries Near Lower Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lower Crossing.

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 Lower Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Spring Gully Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomingvale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McClary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elim Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elim United Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • McClary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Swamp Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Swamp Methodist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Holiness Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Salters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (201 more) ...
    • Marion Memorial Garden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg Presbyterian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Beth Or Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Trio
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Trio is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
  • Bloomingvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingvale is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingvale
  • Cooper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Earle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Earle is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Salters Depot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
  • Salters
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Morrisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Morrisville is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
  • Fowler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Kingstree
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Suttons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Suttons is located in Williamsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttons
  • Bethel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel is located in Georgetown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Indiantown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
    • Alvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Alvin is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
    • Rhems
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Rhems is located in Georgetown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhems

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

Newspapers Published in Lower Crossing ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lower Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lower Crossing, 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 Lower Crossing.

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 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 Lower Crossing:

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>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 Lower Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Lower Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.