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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 Oakland 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 Oakland 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 Oakland 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.

Another variation: Oakland Cross Roads.

  • A typical abbreviation for Oakland Crossroads: Oakland 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 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.

Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon 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 Dillon County: Columbus (NC), Robeson (NC), Florence, Horry, Marion & Marlboro.

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

  • Dillon County     (The home county of Oakland Crossroads)
  • Darlington County
  • Florence County
  • Marion County
  • Marlboro County
  • Bladen County (NC)
    • Butters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
      • Butters is located in Bladen County (NC)
  • Columbus County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Crossroads, with the one closest to Oakland Crossroads listed first.
    • Boardman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
      • Boardman is located in Columbus County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Fair Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Evergreen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Williamson Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cerro Gordo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Hoke County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Crossroads, with the one closest to Oakland Crossroads listed first.
    • Bowmore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
      • Bowmore is located in Hoke County (NC)
    • Gold Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Dundarrach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundarrach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
      • Dundarrach is located in Hoke County (NC)
  • Richmond County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Crossroads, with the one closest to Oakland Crossroads listed first.
    • Steen Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steen Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
      • Steen Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • New Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
    • Hamlet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Robeson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Crossroads, with the one closest to Oakland Crossroads listed first.
    • Alfordsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rowland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <1>
    • Raemon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raemon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
      • Raemon is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Elrod
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • McDonald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Raynham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
      • Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Maxton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
      • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <1>
    • Pates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
      • Pates is located in Robeson County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pates
      • From Oakland Crossroads to Pates
    • Pembroke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Banks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Prospect
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Scotland County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oakland Crossroads, with the one closest to Oakland Crossroads listed first.
    • Hasty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Hasty is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hasty
      • From Oakland Crossroads to Hasty
    • East Laurinburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
      • East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
    • Laurinburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurinburg
      • Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,896 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurinburg <1>
    • Gibson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson <1>
    • Laurel Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
      • Laurel Hill is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Hill <1>
    • Richmond Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crump Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
      • Crump Town is located in Scotland County (NC)
    • New Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Scotland County (NC)
    • Wagram
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagram
      • Wagram is located in Scotland County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagram <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Oakland Crossroads ...

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

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

  • Oakland UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland UMC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rowland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Rock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Price Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCayhan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCayhan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCayhan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Leland Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leland Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leland Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (432 more) ...
    • Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ropers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ropers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ropers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Oakland Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oakland Crossroads.

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

  • Alfordsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rowland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Rowland is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <1>
  • Echo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Echo is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Dillon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gaddysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaddysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
    • Gaddysville is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Clio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pembroke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
    • Pates is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Pates
    • From Oakland Crossroads to Pates
  • Red Banks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Alma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Maxton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxton
    • Maxton is located in Robeson County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxton <1>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Oakland 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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oakland Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oakland Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oakland Crossroads.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Oakland Crossroads:

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

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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 Oakland 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- Oakland Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakland Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5391, Longitude: -79.3659    









 

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