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 Rabon 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 Rabon 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 Rabon 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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Rabon Crossroads: Rabon Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Rabon Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rabon 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 and doctors 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.
Rabon Crossroads is located in Horry 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 Horry County: Brunswick (NC), Columbus (NC), Dillon, Georgetown & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Rabon Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rabon Crossroads:
- Horry County (The home county of Rabon Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabon Crossroads, with the one closest to Rabon Crossroads listed first.
- Cool Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cebu ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cebu is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebu
- Gurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Aynor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cochran Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cochran Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Oak is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Red Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Finklea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Galivants Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brownway is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownway
- Dillon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabon Crossroads, with the one closest to Rabon Crossroads listed first.
- Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Floydale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabon Crossroads, with the one closest to Rabon Crossroads listed first.
- Johnsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pamplico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hannah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hannah is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Georgetown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabon Crossroads, with the one closest to Rabon Crossroads listed first.
- Carters Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Crossroads
- Allentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Murrells Inlet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabon Crossroads, with the one closest to Rabon Crossroads listed first.
- Rains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centenary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nichols
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mullins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tabernacle is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Marion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laughlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Sellers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabon Crossroads, with the one closest to Rabon Crossroads listed first.
- Hemingway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stuckey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stuckey is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Brunswick County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabon Crossroads, with the one closest to Rabon Crossroads listed first.
- Calabash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabon Crossroads, with the one closest to Rabon Crossroads listed first.
- Tabor City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Clarendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Ironhill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Fair Bluff
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Cribb Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Pine Level
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bethel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Cedar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cerro Gordo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Bug Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Pireway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Nakina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rabon Crossroads, with the one closest to Rabon Crossroads listed first.
- Marietta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Barnesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rabon Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Rabon Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Rabon Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rabon 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 Rabon Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rabon Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rabon Crossroads, with the one closest to Rabon Crossroads listed first.
- Pleasant Union MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rehoboth UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Galivants Ferry.
- The Rehoboth UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehoboth Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1143784 <3>
- New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel AME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Bethel AME Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of Loris.
- The New Bethel AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Star Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1092734 <3>
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Strickland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Aynor.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155721 <3>
- Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Paul MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pillar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Martin Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Westside Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Rabon Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rabon Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rabon Crossroads, with the one closest to Rabon Crossroads listed first.
- Cool Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Bayboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayboro is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayboro
- Adrian
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Privetts
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Privetts is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privetts
- Gurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gurley is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gideon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gideon is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Jordanville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jordanville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Conway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forney is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Finklea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Finklea is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
- Galivants Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Loris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brittons Neck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brittons Neck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittons Neck
- Hammond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rabon Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rabon Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Rabon 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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rabon Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rabon Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rabon 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 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 Rabon Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Horry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dillon County
- Florence County
- Georgetown County
- Marion County
- Williamsburg County
- Brunswick County
- Columbus County
- Robeson 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> | 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- Rabon Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rabon Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |