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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 Quinns 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 Quinns 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 Quinns 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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Quinns Crossroad: Quinns Xrd.
  • While the name of this community is Quinns Crossroad, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Quinns Crossroad may originally have been Quinn's Crossroad.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Quinns Crossroad might be written as Quinn Crossroad.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Quinns Crossroad is located in Sumter 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 Sumter County: Calhoun, Clarendon, Florence, Kershaw, Lee & Richland.

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

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Quinns Crossroad)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinns Crossroad, with the one closest to Quinns Crossroad listed first.
    • Mulberry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Oswego
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Sumter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Millwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • South Sumter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
    • East Sumter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
    • Dalzell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Cherryvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Mayesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
    • Cane Savannah
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
    • Oakland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Oakland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Lakewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinns Crossroad, with the one closest to Quinns Crossroad listed first.
    • Paxville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Alcolu
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Gable
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardinia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Turbeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • New Zion
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Silver
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Silver is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
    • Panola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Union Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Summerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Davis Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jordan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinns Crossroad, with the one closest to Quinns Crossroad listed first.
    • Lamar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lamar is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
    • Lydia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
    • Syracuse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Syracuse is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
    • Pine Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Hartsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Prestwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinns Crossroad, with the one closest to Quinns Crossroad listed first.
    • Cartersville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Olanta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sardis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Timmonsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Ebenezer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ebenezer is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Kershaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinns Crossroad, with the one closest to Quinns Crossroad listed first.
    • Camden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Spring Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Lugoff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Shepard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Cassatt
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Elgin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Bethune
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Pine Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Pine Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinns Crossroad, with the one closest to Quinns Crossroad listed first.
    • Manville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Manville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Atkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Elliott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lynchburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bishopville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Alcot
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinns Crossroad, with the one closest to Quinns Crossroad listed first.
    • Eastover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Gadsden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Bruner is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Weston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Pinewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pinewood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Quinns Crossroad, with the one closest to Quinns Crossroad listed first.
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Moore Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads

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

Cemeteries Near Quinns Crossroad ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Quinns 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 Quinns Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Quinns Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • White - Dick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • White Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Capers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Bridges Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Loring Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pitts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Oswego
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Mayesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cane Savannah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Catchall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Wedgefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Privateer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
  • Tindal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tindal is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
  • Claremont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Brogdon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brogdon is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon
  • Atkins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Pisgah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Rembert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hagood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hagood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
    • Harvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harvin is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvin
    • Lynchburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Quinns 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Quinns Crossroad.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Quinns Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Quinns Crossroad.

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 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 Quinns Crossroad:

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>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 Quinns Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Quinns Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.