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 Millers 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 Millers 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 Millers 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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Millers Crossroads: Millers Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Millers Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Millers Crossroads may originally have been Miller's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Millers Crossroads might be written as Miller Crossroads.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Millers Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Millers 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 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.
Millers Crossroads is located in Edgefield 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 Edgefield County: Columbia (GA), Richmond (GA), Aiken, Greenwood, McCormick & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Millers Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Millers Crossroads:
- Edgefield County (The home county of Millers Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers Crossroads, with the one closest to Millers Crossroads listed first.
- Colliers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Edgefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Murphys Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Johnston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Abbeville County
- Cana ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cana is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers Crossroads, with the one closest to Millers Crossroads listed first.
- Springdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Belvedere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- North Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Vaucluse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burnettown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Clearwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gloverville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers Crossroads, with the one closest to Millers Crossroads listed first.
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Verdery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Verdery is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdery
- Promised Land
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land
- Fairforest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
- Mathews Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
- Panola Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Springdale is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Ninety Six
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers Crossroads, with the one closest to Millers Crossroads listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Modoc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Parksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- McCormick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willington is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington
- Mount Carmel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers Crossroads, with the one closest to Millers Crossroads listed first.
- Ward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saluda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers Crossroads, with the one closest to Millers Crossroads listed first.
- Snead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Kiokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Evans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lamkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Lulaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Memory Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Arrow Head
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Appling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maddox
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers Crossroads, with the one closest to Millers Crossroads listed first.
- Lincolnton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Loce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Goshen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Hesters Ferry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hesters Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesters Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 911 people
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- McDuffie County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers Crossroads, with the one closest to Millers Crossroads listed first.
- Hamilton Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Dearing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Boneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thomson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Megahee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Millers Crossroads, with the one closest to Millers Crossroads listed first.
- Bonair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- National Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Rockbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Forest Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barton Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Southgate Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Fleming Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Fairvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Millers Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Millers Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Millers Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Millers 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 Millers Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Millers Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Millers Crossroads, with the one closest to Millers Crossroads listed first.
- Prescott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holmes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McKie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethelehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Modoc Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Middleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Rohoboth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rohoboth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (288 more) ...
- Hollingsworth - Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spencer - Cochran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Millers Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Millers Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Millers Crossroads, with the one closest to Millers Crossroads listed first.
- Colliers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Modoc
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morgana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Eubank ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eubank is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubank
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Plum Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kiokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Poverty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Pleasant Lane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
- Double Branches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Double Branches is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Trenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lamkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Martinez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- McCormick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meeting Street
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Millers Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Millers Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Millers 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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Millers Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Millers Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Millers Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Millers Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgefield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Aiken County
- Greenwood County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Columbia County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Millers Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Millers Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |