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 Ropers 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 Ropers 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 Ropers 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.
- A typical abbreviation for Ropers Crossroads: Ropers Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Ropers Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Ropers Crossroads may originally have been Roper's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Ropers Crossroads might be written as Roper Crossroads.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ropers Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ropers 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Ropers Crossroads is located in Edgefield 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 Edgefield County: Columbia (GA), Richmond (GA), Aiken, Greenwood, McCormick & Saluda.
Below are the counties that are near Ropers Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ropers Crossroads:
- Edgefield County (The home county of Ropers Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Colliers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Murphys Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Edgefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aiken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Springdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Belvedere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Vaucluse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- North Augusta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burnettown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Clearwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gloverville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Graniteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aiken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Batesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Batesburg - Leesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
- McCormick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Modoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Parksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Plum Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McCormick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saluda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Ward
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saluda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Snead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Snead is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Evans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Lamkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Arrow Head
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Kiokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Fort Gordon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grovetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maddox
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Appling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Loce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- Lincolnton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McDuffie County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Dearing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Richmond County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Bonair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- National Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Rockbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Waverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Augusta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Southgate Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Belair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belair is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Barton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Fleming Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Richmond Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Fairvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Pepperidge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ropers Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Ropers Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Ropers Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ropers 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 Ropers Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ropers Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Young Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thurmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meeting Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crafton Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frazier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Wicker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<4>
While we didn't find Ropers Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ropers Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ropers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ropers Crossroads listed first.
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Colliers
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Morgana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Poverty Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vaucluse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martinez
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Milledgeville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Eureka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Lamkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Langley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Graniteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kiokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ropers Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ropers Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Ropers 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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ropers Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ropers Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ropers Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Ropers Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Edgefield County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aiken County
- Greenwood County
- Lexington County
- McCormick County
- Saluda County
- Columbia County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Richmond County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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 Ropers Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Ropers Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |