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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Lowmans Crossroads. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lowmans Crossroads to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lowmans Crossroads, please Contact Us.

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 Lowmans 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 Lowmans 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 Lowmans 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 Lowmans Crossroads: Lowmans Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Lowmans Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Lowmans Crossroads may originally have been Lowman's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lowmans Crossroads might be written as Lowman 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Lowmans Crossroads is historic, it would have been located within present day Newberry 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 Newberry County: Fairfield, Greenwood, Laurens, Lexington, Richland, Saluda & Union.

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

  • Newberry County     (The home county of Lowmans Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowmans Crossroads, with the one closest to Lowmans Crossroads listed first.
    • Slighs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Prosperity
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Little Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Pomaria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Peak
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <3>
    • Newberry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Silverstreet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Smyrna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Glymphville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Chappells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Aiken County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowmans Crossroads, with the one closest to Lowmans Crossroads listed first.
    • Monetta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Seivern
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seivern
      • Seivern is located in Aiken County
  • Edgefield County
    • Johnston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowmans Crossroads, with the one closest to Lowmans Crossroads listed first.
    • Jenkinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
    • Monticello
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Blair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Rion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
    • Winnsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Adger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowmans Crossroads, with the one closest to Lowmans Crossroads listed first.
    • Ninety Six
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Springdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
  • Lancaster County
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowmans Crossroads, with the one closest to Lowmans Crossroads listed first.
    • Kinards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Anglers Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Joanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Renno
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
    • Cross Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lexington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowmans Crossroads, with the one closest to Lowmans Crossroads listed first.
    • Lake Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
      • Lake Village is located in Lexington County
    • Chapin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Chapin is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <3>
    • Clubhouse Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
      • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
    • Leesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Batesburg - Leesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Batesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Irmo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
      • Irmo is located in Lexington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <3>
    • Lexington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lexington County
    • Seven Oaks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowmans Crossroads, with the one closest to Lowmans Crossroads listed first.
    • White Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lake Murray of Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Ballentine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Dutch Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
      • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Saint Andrews
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Belmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Hollywood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
      • Hollywood is located in Richland County
    • Brickyard Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Forest Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Arthurtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
      • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
  • Saluda County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowmans Crossroads, with the one closest to Lowmans Crossroads listed first.
    • Hickory Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
    • Saluda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Spring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ward
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lowmans Crossroads, with the one closest to Lowmans Crossroads listed first.
    • Sartor Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Tuckertown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County

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

Newspapers Published in Lowmans 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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lowmans Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lowmans Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lowmans 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 Lowmans Crossroads:

Cemeteries Near Lowmans Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lowmans 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 Lowmans Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • O'Neal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
  • Old Lexington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lexington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lexington Cemetery
  • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
  • Prosperity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
  • Continue List   (331 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Nazareth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh 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.

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

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

  • Ella
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
    • Ella is located in Lexington County
  • Slighs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
    • Slighs is located in Newberry County
  • Prosperity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Little Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chapin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <3>
  • Pomaria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fredonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Lexington County
  • White Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Leesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Summit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Alston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
    • Alston is located in Fairfield County
  • Peak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Newberry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <3>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Batesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ballentine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sondleys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County

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

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lowmans Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Lowmans Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lowmans Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1129, Longitude: -81.4940       In this case, the coordinates for Lowmans Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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