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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 Richardson 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 Richardson 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 Richardson 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 Richardson Crossroads: Richardson 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Richardson Crossroads is located in Hampton 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 Hampton County: Effingham (GA), Screven (GA), Allendale, Bamberg, Beaufort, Colleton & Jasper.

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

  • Hampton County     (The home county of Richardson Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Crossroads, with the one closest to Richardson Crossroads listed first.
    • Brunson
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gifford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Pond Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
    • Luray
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hampton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Crocketville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Varnville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Miley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Estill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Furman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Scotia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Early Branch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Allendale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Crossroads, with the one closest to Richardson Crossroads listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Sycamore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Allendale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ulmer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Martin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bamberg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Crossroads, with the one closest to Richardson Crossroads listed first.
    • Ehrhardt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Olar
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Olar is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <1>
    • Govan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Govan is located in Bamberg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Govan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Bamberg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Denmark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Barnwell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Crossroads, with the one closest to Richardson Crossroads listed first.
    • Kline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hilda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hattieville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hattieville is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
    • Snelling
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Blackville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Beaufort County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Crossroads, with the one closest to Richardson Crossroads listed first.
    • Yemassee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tomotley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tomotley is located in Beaufort County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomotley
  • Colleton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Crossroads, with the one closest to Richardson Crossroads listed first.
    • Islandton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ashton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashton is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Lodge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sniders Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sniders Crossroads is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniders Crossroads
    • Williams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ruffin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Smoaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Jasper County
  • Burke County (GA)
    • Girard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Girard is located in Burke County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <1>
  • Effingham County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Crossroads, with the one closest to Richardson Crossroads listed first.
    • Two Sisters Ferry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Two Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Sisters Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,063 people
    • Clyo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Screven County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Richardson Crossroads, with the one closest to Richardson Crossroads listed first.
    • Millhaven
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Millhaven is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
    • Hilltonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hilltonia is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
    • Hiltonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sylvania
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sylvania is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <1>
    • Newington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Captolo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Captolo is located in Screven County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo

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

Cemeteries Near Richardson Crossroads ...

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

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

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

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Browning Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • New Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hampton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Varnville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gooding Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Crocketville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Miller Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Swallow Savannah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Smart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Crapse Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Grove Christian Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Harter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Brunson
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gifford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fairfax
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Luray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hampton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sycamore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Crocketville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Allendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Varnville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Peeples ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Peeples is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
  • Estill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Almeda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Almeda is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeda
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Miley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ulmer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Horsegall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Horsegall is located in Hampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall

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

Newspapers Published in Richardson 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 Richardson Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Richardson Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Richardson 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 Richardson Crossroads:

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 Richardson Crossroads, 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 from Point A (ie- Richardson Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.