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 Pitmon Crossroad (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 Pitmon Crossroad. 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 Pitmon Crossroad ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Pitmon Crossroad: Pitmon Xrd.
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 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.
Pitmon Crossroad is located in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County: Mecklenburg (NC), Union (NC), Chester, Chesterfield, Fairfield, Kershaw & York.
Below are the counties that are near Pitmon Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pitmon Crossroad:
- Lancaster County (The home county of Pitmon Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmon Crossroad, with the one closest to Pitmon Crossroad listed first.
- Bell Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Heath Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Oakhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lancaster Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Primus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Caskey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Camp Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmon Crossroad, with the one closest to Pitmon Crossroad listed first.
- Great Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Lawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lando
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Edgemoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blackstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cornwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Smith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eureka Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Gayle Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Lowrys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmon Crossroad, with the one closest to Pitmon Crossroad listed first.
- Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Plains is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pageland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Angelus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Angelus is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelus
- McBee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmon Crossroad, with the one closest to Pitmon Crossroad listed first.
- Mitford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- White Oak
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Adger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Ridgeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Winnsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Winnsboro Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Rion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kershaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmon Crossroad, with the one closest to Pitmon Crossroad listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kershaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
- Shepard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shepard is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
- Cassatt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Log Town is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
- Lugoff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Camden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Spring Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
- Bethune
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland County
- Blythewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmon Crossroad, with the one closest to Pitmon Crossroad listed first.
- Catawba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Roddey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Lesslie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Rock Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Weddington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pitmon Crossroad, with the one closest to Pitmon Crossroad listed first.
- Jaars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Waxhaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trinity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Altan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Altan is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altan
- Mineral Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carmel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
- Marvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Wesley Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Rock Rest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Rest is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rest
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pitmon Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Pitmon Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Pitmon Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pitmon Crossroad.
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 Pitmon Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pitmon Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pitmon Crossroad, with the one closest to Pitmon Crossroad listed first.
- Mackey Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hammond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mobley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Summerville - Cunningham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Pitmon Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pitmon Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pitmon Crossroad, with the one closest to Pitmon Crossroad listed first.
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
- Primus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Primus is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primus
- Fort Lawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caskey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Kershaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Kershaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rossville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rossville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Riverside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bascomville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bascomville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascomville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Landsford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Landsford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsford
- New Cut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Cut is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut
- Flint Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pitmon Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pitmon Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Pitmon Crossroad ...
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 Pitmon Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pitmon Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pitmon Crossroad.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Pitmon Crossroad:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Lancaster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Chesterfield County
- Fairfield County
- Kershaw County
- Richland County
- York County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pitmon Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Pitmon Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |