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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 Ruckers 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 Ruckers 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 Ruckers 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 Ruckers Crossroads: Ruckers Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Ruckers Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Ruckers Crossroads may originally have been Rucker's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Ruckers Crossroads might be written as Rucker 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 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 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.

Ruckers Crossroads is located in Chester 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 Chester County: Fairfield, Lancaster, Union & York.

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

  • Chester County     (The home county of Ruckers Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruckers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ruckers Crossroads listed first.
    • Cornwell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
    • Blackstock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Chester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka Mill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
    • Gayle Mill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
    • Richburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lando
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Smith is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Lowrys
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Edgemoor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Lawn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Great Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruckers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ruckers Crossroads listed first.
    • Woodward
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
    • White Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mitford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mitford is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
    • Adger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Adger is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
    • Winnsboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Winnsboro Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
    • Blair
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
    • Rion
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Ridgeway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenkinsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Smallwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
  • Kershaw County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruckers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ruckers Crossroads listed first.
    • Bell Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
    • Irwin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Caskey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
    • Riverside
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Springdell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Springdell is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
    • Lancaster Mill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
    • Lancaster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Van Wyck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Pleasant Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Camp Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
    • Heath Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruckers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ruckers Crossroads listed first.
    • Glymphville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
    • Whitmire
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Peak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <2>
    • Sondleys ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sondleys is located in Newberry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
    • Pomaria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Richland County
    • Blythewood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruckers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ruckers Crossroads listed first.
    • Carlisle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lockhart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Meador ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Meador is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
    • Tuckertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Delta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Delta is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Red Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
    • Sartor Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
    • Union
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Kelly
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kelly is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Bonham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruckers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ruckers Crossroads listed first.
    • McConnells
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Catawba
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Roddey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Roddey is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
      • Roddey has also been known as:
      • Coates Tavern
    • Lesslie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lesslie is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
    • Rock Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Blairsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blairsville is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
    • Newport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Newport is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Sharon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • York
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • India Hook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • India Hook is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
    • Riverview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Riverview is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Hopewell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hopewell is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Union County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ruckers Crossroads, with the one closest to Ruckers Crossroads listed first.
    • Jaars
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
    • Waxhaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <2>
    • Jackson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson

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

Cemeteries Near Ruckers Crossroads ...

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

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

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

  • Old Purity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackstock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Guest Assembly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gold Mine Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aimwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Benson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chester Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • William Martin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (240 more) ...

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

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

  • Cornwell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cornwell is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
  • Wellridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Wellridge is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellridge
  • Blackstock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Orrs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Orrs is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
  • Knox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Knox is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Chester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodward
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
  • Rossville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rossville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Richburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rodman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rodman is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodman
  • Bascomville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bascomville is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascomville
  • Sandy River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sandy River is located in Chester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy River
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • White Oak
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Smith
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Smith is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
    • Baton Rouge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Baton Rouge is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge

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

Newspapers Published in Ruckers 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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ruckers Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ruckers Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ruckers 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 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 Ruckers Crossroads:

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 Ruckers Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Ruckers Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.