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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 Turners 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 Turners 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 Turners 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 have occurred.

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

Turners Crossroads is located in Greensville County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greensville County: Northampton (NC), Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Southampton & Sussex.

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

  • Greensville County     (The home county of Turners Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turners Crossroads, with the one closest to Turners Crossroads listed first.
    • Skippers
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Claresville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claresville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
      • Claresville is located in Greensville County
    • Radium
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Radium. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
      • Radium is located in Greensville County
    • Jarratt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turners Crossroads, with the one closest to Turners Crossroads listed first.
    • Ante
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
      • Ante is located in Brunswick County
    • Powellton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Brunswick County
    • Totaro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Totaro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
      • Totaro is located in Brunswick County
    • Ezell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
      • Ezell is located in Brunswick County
    • Gasburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gholsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gholsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholsonville
      • Gholsonville is located in Brunswick County
    • Callaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Callaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
      • Callaville is located in Brunswick County
    • Edgerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
    • Lawrenceville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Netta ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Netta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netta
      • Netta is located in Brunswick County
    • Brodnax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Alberta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Emporia City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turners Crossroads, with the one closest to Turners Crossroads listed first.
    • Emporia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • White City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Emporia City
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turners Crossroads, with the one closest to Turners Crossroads listed first.
    • Hagood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
      • Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
    • La Crosse
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <2>
    • Marengo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Southampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turners Crossroads, with the one closest to Turners Crossroads listed first.
    • Little Texas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
      • Little Texas is located in Southampton County
    • Adams Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
      • Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
    • Koskoo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Koskoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
      • Koskoo is located in Southampton County
    • Branchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
      • Branchville is located in Southampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Drewryville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Boykins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Southampton County
    • Worrell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
      • Worrell is located in Southampton County
    • Capron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
      • Capron is located in Southampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Joyner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
      • Joyner is located in Southampton County
    • Newsoms
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
      • Newsoms is located in Southampton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Vincent Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
      • Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
    • Statesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
      • Statesville is located in Southampton County
  • Spotsylvania County
    • Brokenburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
      • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Sussex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turners Crossroads, with the one closest to Turners Crossroads listed first.
    • Grizzard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
      • Grizzard is located in Sussex County
    • Henry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Henry is located in Sussex County
    • Yale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Sussex County
    • Stony Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <2>
    • Sussex
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
      • Sussex is located in Sussex County
  • Bertie County (NC)
    • Roxobel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
      • Roxobel is located in Bertie County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Halifax County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turners Crossroads, with the one closest to Turners Crossroads listed first.
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Halifax County (NC)
    • Roanoke Rapids
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Weldon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <2>
    • South Weldon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
      • South Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
    • South Rosemary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rosemary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rosemary
      • South Rosemary is located in Halifax County (NC)
    • Halifax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Halifax County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <2>
    • Allen Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
      • Allen Grove is located in Halifax County (NC)
    • Littleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tillery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tillery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillery
      • Tillery is located in Halifax County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tillery <2>
    • Heathsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heathsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
      • Heathsville is located in Halifax County (NC)
    • Brinkleyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brinkleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
      • Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County (NC)
    • Enfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Enfield is located in Halifax County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enfield <2>
    • Ringwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ringwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
      • Ringwood is located in Halifax County (NC)
  • Hertford County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turners Crossroads, with the one closest to Turners Crossroads listed first.
    • Murfreesboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murfreesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
      • Murfreesboro is located in Hertford County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,868 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <2>
    • Barretts Crossroads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
      • Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County (NC)
    • Menola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
      • Menola is located in Hertford County (NC)
  • Nash County (NC)
    • Taylor Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
      • Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County (NC)
  • Northampton County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turners Crossroads, with the one closest to Turners Crossroads listed first.
    • Pleasant Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
    • Gaston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
      • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <2>
    • Garysburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
      • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <2>
    • Seaboard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
      • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <2>
    • Margarettsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margarettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
      • Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Henrico
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrico have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
      • Henrico is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrico <2>
    • Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
    • Lasker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
      • Lasker is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Conway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <2>
    • Pendleton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
      • Pendleton is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Severn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
      • Severn is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Potecasi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Potecasi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
      • Potecasi is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Rich Square
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Square have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Square
      • Rich Square is located in Northampton County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rich Square <2>
  • Warren County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Turners Crossroads, with the one closest to Turners Crossroads listed first.
    • Vaughan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Vaughan is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughan <2>
    • Church Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Church Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Arcola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
      • Arcola is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Macon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Turners Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Turners 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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Vincent Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wyche Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyche Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Massey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Floyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moody Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Squire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedarwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Roanoke Rapids (NC).
    • The Cedarwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Roanoke Rapids Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47078 <5>
  • Poplar Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Round Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Falling Run Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falling Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falling Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greensville Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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.<6>

While we didn't find Turners Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Turners Crossroads.

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

  • Pleasant Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <2>
  • Skippers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brink
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brink have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
    • Brink is located in Greensville County
  • Garysburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
    • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <2>
  • Gumberry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gumberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumberry
    • Gumberry is located in Northampton County (NC)
  • Barley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barley
    • Barley is located in Greensville County
  • Weldon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weldon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
    • Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <2>
  • Seaboard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaboard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <2>
  • Claresville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claresville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
    • Claresville is located in Greensville County
  • Emporia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ante
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ante. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
    • Ante is located in Brunswick County
  • Durand
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
    • Durand is located in Greensville County
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    • Green Plain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Plain
      • Green Plain is located in Greensville County
    • James River Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James River Junction
      • James River Junction is located in Greensville County
    • Margarettsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margarettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
      • Margarettsville is located in Northampton County (NC)

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

Newspapers Published in Turners 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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Turners Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Turners Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Turners 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 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 Turners Crossroads:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Turners Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greensville County: www.greensvillecountyva.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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.
<6>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 Turners Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Turners Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Turners Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5504, Longitude: -77.5864       In this case, the coordinates for Turners Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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