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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Crossroads: Wilson Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wilson Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilson 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Wilson Crossroads is located in Clarendon 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 Clarendon County: Berkeley, Calhoun, Florence, Orangeburg, Sumter & Williamsburg.
Below are the counties that are near Wilson Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilson Crossroads:
- Clarendon County (The home county of Wilson Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Crossroads, with the one closest to Wilson Crossroads listed first.
- Gable
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sardinia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alcolu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Turbeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Manning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Paxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Davis Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Shad Moss village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
- Summerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Crossroads, with the one closest to Wilson Crossroads listed first.
- Region Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Region Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
- Eadytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eadytown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadytown
- Judge Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Judge Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge Town
- Pineville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Crossroads, with the one closest to Wilson Crossroads listed first.
- Lamar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alexander Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alexander Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Crossroads
- Florence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Crossroads, with the one closest to Wilson Crossroads listed first.
- Olanta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Cartersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Lake City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cusac Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cusac Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusac Crossroads
- Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wren Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wren Village is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Scranton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Coward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Timmonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Effingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danwood is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danwood
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Crossroads, with the one closest to Wilson Crossroads listed first.
- Atkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Atkins is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Lynchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elliott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Manville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Bishopville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orangeburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Crossroads, with the one closest to Wilson Crossroads listed first.
- Ferguson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Eutawville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Parler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Parler is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
- Santee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Crossroads, with the one closest to Wilson Crossroads listed first.
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Mayesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Sumter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sumter
- Lakewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakewood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- South Sumter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sumter
- Sumter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Mulberry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Ashley Creek Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashley Creek Village is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Creek Village
- Privateer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Hobbs Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
- Oswego
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oswego is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
- Cane Savannah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
- Williamsburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson Crossroads, with the one closest to Wilson Crossroads listed first.
- Terrell Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Terrell Crossroad is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Crossroad
- Moore Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
- Greeleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingstree
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cades
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lane
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lane is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilson Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Wilson Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Wilson Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilson 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 Wilson Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilson Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilson Crossroads, with the one closest to Wilson Crossroads listed first.
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gibbons Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biggers AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brewington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Manning Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Brogden Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Home Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Wilson Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilson Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson Crossroads, with the one closest to Wilson Crossroads listed first.
- Sardinia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harvin is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvin
- Alcolu
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seloc
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seloc is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seloc
- Brogdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brogdon is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogdon
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Foreston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Foreston is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Mouzon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mouzon is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouzon
- Mayesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tindal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tindal is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jordan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Silver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Davis Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilson Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilson Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Wilson 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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wilson Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wilson Crossroads:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Clarendon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Darlington County
- Florence County
- Lee County
- Orangeburg County
- Sumter County
- Williamsburg 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wilson Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |