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 Sinclair 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 Sinclair 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 Sinclair 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 Sinclair Crossroads: Sinclair 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 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.
Sinclair Crossroads is located in Dillon 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 Dillon County: Columbus (NC), Robeson (NC), Florence, Horry, Marion & Marlboro.
Below are the counties that are near Sinclair Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sinclair Crossroads:
- Dillon County (The home county of Sinclair Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair Crossroads, with the one closest to Sinclair Crossroads listed first.
- Minturn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Little Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Hamer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Latta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Floydale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield County
- Cheraw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair Crossroads, with the one closest to Sinclair Crossroads listed first.
- Society Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mont Clare
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mont Clare is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Clare
- Dovesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dovesville is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovesville
- Darlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Pine Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Village is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair Crossroads, with the one closest to Sinclair Crossroads listed first.
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jamestown is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Mars Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Bluff is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Bluff
- Quinby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siesta Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Siesta Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair Crossroads, with the one closest to Sinclair Crossroads listed first.
- Sellers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Laughlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Laughlin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mullins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marlboro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair Crossroads, with the one closest to Sinclair Crossroads listed first.
- Clio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- McColl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tatum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blenheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Drake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Bennettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newtonville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Wallace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair Crossroads, with the one closest to Sinclair Crossroads listed first.
- Fair Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Boardman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Hoke County (NC)
- Bowmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Richmond County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair Crossroads, with the one closest to Sinclair Crossroads listed first.
- Ghio Scholl Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ghio Scholl Station is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghio Scholl Station
- Steen Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steen Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Town
- Hamlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Dobbins Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Robeson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair Crossroads, with the one closest to Sinclair Crossroads listed first.
- Rowland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alfordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Raemon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raemon is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raemon
- Elrod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elrod is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Raynham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Maxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Red Banks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Pates
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pates is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Pembroke
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Scotland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sinclair Crossroads, with the one closest to Sinclair Crossroads listed first.
- Hasty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- East Laurinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Crump Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- Wagram
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sinclair Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Sinclair Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Sinclair Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sinclair 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 Sinclair Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sinclair Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sinclair Crossroads, with the one closest to Sinclair Crossroads listed first.
- Reedy Creek Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leland Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (432 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pee Dee Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Sinclair Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sinclair Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sinclair Crossroads, with the one closest to Sinclair Crossroads listed first.
- Little Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clio
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alfordsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alfordsville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfordsville
- Parnassus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Parnassus is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnassus
- Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- McColl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blenheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Drake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Drake is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Latta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bennettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gaddysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gaddysville is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddysville
- Maxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sinclair Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sinclair Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Sinclair 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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sinclair Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sinclair Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sinclair Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sinclair Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Dillon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chesterfield County
- Darlington County
- Florence County
- Marion County
- Marlboro County
- Columbus County
- Hoke County
- Richmond County
- Robeson County
- Scotland 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> | 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 Sinclair Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sinclair Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |