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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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie 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 McKenzie 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for McKenzie Crossroads: McKenzie 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 northeast 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 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.

McKenzie Crossroads is located in Florence 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 Florence County: Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Lee, Marion, Marlboro & Williamsburg.

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

  • Florence County     (The home county of McKenzie Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie Crossroads, with the one closest to McKenzie Crossroads listed first.
    • Olanta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Florence County
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Lake City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Scranton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sardis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
    • Wren Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
      • Wren Village is located in Florence County
    • Coward
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
    • Effingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cartersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Danwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
      • Danwood is located in Florence County
    • Timmonsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie Crossroads, with the one closest to McKenzie Crossroads listed first.
    • Turbeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Zion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
    • Sardinia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gable
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alcolu
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Manning
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jordan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
    • Paxville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis Station
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shad Moss village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shad Moss village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
      • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
    • Silver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie Crossroads, with the one closest to McKenzie Crossroads listed first.
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
    • Lamar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Syracuse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
    • Palmetto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Palmetto is located in Darlington County
    • Darlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Pine Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
      • Pine Village is located in Darlington County
    • Lydia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie Crossroads, with the one closest to McKenzie Crossroads listed first.
    • Lynchburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Atkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Elliott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Alcot
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
    • Bishopville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Manville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
      • Manville is located in Lee County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie Crossroads, with the one closest to McKenzie Crossroads listed first.
    • Gresham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tabernacle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
      • Tabernacle is located in Marion County
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie Crossroads, with the one closest to McKenzie Crossroads listed first.
    • Hobbs Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
      • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
    • Shiloh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Mayesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • East Sumter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Oswego
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Mulberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • Sumter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lakewood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
    • South Sumter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Sumter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
    • Millwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
    • Privateer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privateer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
      • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Dalzell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McKenzie Crossroads, with the one closest to McKenzie Crossroads listed first.
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
    • Moore Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
    • Cades
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingstree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Salters
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Greeleyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Indiantown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
      • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
    • Stuckey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stuckey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
      • Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Lane
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
    • Hemingway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Nesmith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in McKenzie 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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around McKenzie Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McKenzie Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McKenzie 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 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 McKenzie Crossroads:

Cemeteries Near McKenzie Crossroads ...

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

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

  • Olanta Baptist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rush Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rush Cemetery
  • New Town Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Town Cemetery
  • St. Johns UMC Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Olanta Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olanta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olanta Cemetery
  • Piney Grove Church Cemetery (New)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Piney Grove Church Cemetery (Old)
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Byrd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Cornerstone Ministries Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Floyd's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Floyd Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd's Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (263 more) ...

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.<5>

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

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

  • Seloc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seloc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
    • Seloc is located in Clarendon County
  • Shiloh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
  • New Zion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Florence County
  • Lake City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Scranton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Coward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sardinia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cades
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mouzon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouzon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
    • Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
  • Cartersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Cartersville is located in Florence County
  • Effingham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lynchburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Friendfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
      • Friendfield is located in Florence County
    • Atkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
      • Atkins is located in Lee County

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

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

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKenzie Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKenzie Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9132, Longitude: -79.9084       In this case, the coordinates for McKenzie Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 McKenzie Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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