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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 Rocky Bluff 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 Rocky Bluff 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 Rocky Bluff 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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Rocky Bluff Crossroads: Rocky Blf. Xrds. (or less commonly used: Rocky Bluf. 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 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.

Rocky Bluff Crossroads 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 Rocky Bluff Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rocky Bluff Crossroads:

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Rocky Bluff Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Rocky Bluff Crossroads listed first.
    • Oswego
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Oswego is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
    • Mulberry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • East Sumter
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • East Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
    • Sumter
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayesville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • South Sumter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
    • Millwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Millwood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Ashley Creek Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
    • Dalzell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lakewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Cherryvale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
    • Cane Savannah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Clarendon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Rocky Bluff Crossroads listed first.
    • Gable
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardinia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcolu
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Paxville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Turbeville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • New Zion
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Manning
      (20 miles [32.2 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
    • Union Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Panola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Panola is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
    • Summerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Davis Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Rocky Bluff Crossroads listed first.
    • Lamar
      (18 miles [29 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 <1>
    • Lydia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Alexander Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
    • Philadelphia ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Philadelphia is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Syracuse
      (25 miles [40.2 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
    • Prestwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
    • Hartsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Florence County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Rocky Bluff Crossroads listed first.
    • Cartersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cartersville is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
    • Sardis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Sardis is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Olanta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Timmonsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cusac Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
    • Jones Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Salem is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Ebenezer
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Rocky Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Rocky Bluff Crossroads listed first.
    • Camden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Log Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Spring Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
    • Cassatt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Shepard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Shepard is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
    • Lafayette Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lafayette Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Village
    • Lugoff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethune
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Rocky Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Rocky Bluff Crossroads listed first.
    • Atkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Atkins is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Elliott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Manville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Manville is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
    • Lynchburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bishopville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Alcot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Alcot is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcot
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Rocky Bluff Crossroads listed first.
    • Eastover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Gadsden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Weston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Weston is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Williamsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rocky Bluff Crossroads, with the one closest to Rocky Bluff Crossroads listed first.
    • Terrell Crossroad
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
    • Moore Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 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 Rocky Bluff Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Rocky Bluff Crossroads.

Cemeteries Near Rocky Bluff Crossroads ...

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

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

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

  • Mitchel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • White - Dick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • White Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Reams Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Capers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (197 more) ...
    • Sumter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Webb Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wheeler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<2>

While we didn't find Rocky Bluff Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rocky Bluff Crossroads.

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

  • Oswego
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Mayesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cane Savannah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Tindal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Tindal is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
  • Brogdon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Brogdon is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon
  • Atkins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Catchall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Privateer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
  • Wedgefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Shiloh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Lynchburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Claremont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Harvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Harvin is located in Clarendon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvin
    • Sardinia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pisgah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah

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

Newspapers Published in Rocky Bluff 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rocky Bluff Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rocky Bluff Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rocky Bluff 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 helpful 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 Rocky Bluff 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>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 Rocky Bluff Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rocky Bluff Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.