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 Cross Keys (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 Cross Keys. 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.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Cross Keys is located in Southampton County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Southampton County: Hertford (NC), Northampton (NC), Franklin, Greensville, Suffolk City, Surry & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Cross Keys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cross Keys:
- Southampton County (The home county of Cross Keys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Boykins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newsoms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Capron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Vincent Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Worrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Koskoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Handsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Statesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Little Texas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Ante
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Totaro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Callaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- White City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin City
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Claresville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Skippers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jarratt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Radium
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Isle of Wight County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Carrsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carrsville is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Walters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walters is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Zuni
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zuni is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prince George County
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Suffolk City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pittmantown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holland is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Whaley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whaley is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Whaleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Whaleyville is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville
- Manning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Manning is located in Suffolk City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Yale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Sussex
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Stony Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wakefield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bertie County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Aulander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Roxobel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Hexlena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Kelford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Powellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Gates County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Reynoldson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Eure
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Gates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Willeyton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Gatesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halifax County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Weldon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Weldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Roanoke Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Halifax
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Rosemary
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
- Tillery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hertford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Barretts Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Como
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
- Murfreesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Menola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Menola is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Winton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Cofield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tunis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Poor Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Ahoskie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Earleys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Northampton County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Severn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Margarettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Conway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <1>
- Seaboard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potecasi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Lasker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Garysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Eagletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Rich Square
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cross Keys, see our County-by-County Page for Cross Keys.
Cemeteries Near Cross Keys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cross Keys.
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 Cross Keys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cross Keys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tucker - Murfee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Capron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Table Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bryants Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Community Fellowship Church of Deliverence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- Mars Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Courtland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Cross Keys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cross Keys.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cross Keys, with the one closest to Cross Keys listed first.
- Boykins
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Newsoms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Branchville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Pope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Capron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Worrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Severn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Koskoo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Handsom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drewryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Margarettsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pendleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Delaware
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Sebrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cross Keys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cross Keys.
Newspapers Published in Cross Keys ...
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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross Keys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cross Keys, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cross Keys.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Cross Keys:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Southampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brunswick County
- Emporia City
- Franklin City
- Greensville County
- Isle of Wight County
- Prince George County
- Suffolk City
- Sussex County
- Bertie County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Northampton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Cross Keys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cross Keys, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |