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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 McQueen 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 McQueen 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 McQueen 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 McQueen Crossroads: McQueen 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

McQueen Crossroads is located in Horry 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 Horry County: Brunswick (NC), Columbus (NC), Dillon, Georgetown & Marion.

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

  • Horry County     (The home county of McQueen Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McQueen Crossroads, with the one closest to McQueen Crossroads listed first.
    • Galivants Ferry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Aynor
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cool Spring
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
      • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Red Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Horry County
    • Finklea
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finklea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County
    • Green Sea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Gurley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
      • Gurley is located in Horry County
    • Allen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Horry County
    • Loris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Cochran Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
      • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
    • White Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Horry County
    • Daisy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
      • Daisy is located in Horry County
  • Dillon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McQueen Crossroads, with the one closest to McQueen Crossroads listed first.
    • Fork
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake View
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Floydale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Latta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dillon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McQueen Crossroads, with the one closest to McQueen Crossroads listed first.
    • Johnsonville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pamplico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hannah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Hannah is located in Florence County
    • Jamestown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Florence County
    • Mars Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mars Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
      • Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
  • Georgetown County
    • Carters Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
      • Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McQueen Crossroads, with the one closest to McQueen Crossroads listed first.
    • Rains
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Nichols
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mullins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Centenary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tabernacle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Gresham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Laughlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
      • Laughlin is located in Marion County
    • Sellers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Williamsburg County
    • Hemingway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McQueen Crossroads, with the one closest to McQueen Crossroads listed first.
    • Tabor City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fair Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
      • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
    • Emerson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cedar Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Clarendon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Cerro Gordo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
      • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Cribb Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
      • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Grist
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
      • Grist is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Williamson Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Crossroads
      • Williamson Crossroads is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Bethel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
    • Chadbourn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Level
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McQueen Crossroads, with the one closest to McQueen Crossroads listed first.
    • Marietta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Barnesville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
      • Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Orrum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
      • Orrum is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Proctorville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctorville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
      • Proctorville is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
    • Fairmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <1>

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

Newspapers Published in McQueen 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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around McQueen Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McQueen Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McQueen Crossroads.

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 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 McQueen Crossroads:

Cemeteries Near McQueen Crossroads ...

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

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

  • Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rehoboth UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Galivants Ferry.
    • The Rehoboth UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rehoboth Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1143784 <4>
  • Gerald Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerald Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Martin Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
  • Craham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craham Cemetery
  • Gerald Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gerald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerald Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Calvary FWB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethel AME Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of Loris.
    • The New Bethel AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Silver Star Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1092734 <4>
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Old State Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old State Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old State Cemetery
  • Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (415 more) ...
    • Strickland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strickland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strickland Cemetery
    • Blanton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanton Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill 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.<5>

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

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

  • Galivants Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cool Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
  • Bayboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
    • Bayboro is located in Horry County
  • Gideon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gideon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Gideon is located in Horry County
  • Finklea
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finklea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
    • Finklea is located in Horry County
  • Nichols
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Privetts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Privetts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
    • Privetts is located in Horry County
  • Gurley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Gurley is located in Horry County
  • Adrian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in Horry County
  • Mullins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Centenary
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jordanville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordanville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
    • Jordanville is located in Horry County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Eulonia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eulonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulonia
      • Eulonia is located in Marion County
    • Loris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Brittons Neck
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brittons Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
      • Brittons Neck is located in Marion County

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

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

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McQueen Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McQueen Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0741, Longitude: -79.1437       In this case, the coordinates for McQueen 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 McQueen Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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