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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cross Roads. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cross Roads to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cross Roads, please Contact Us.
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 Roads (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 Roads. 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 Cross Roads ...
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 Cross Roads: Cross Rds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cross Roads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross Roads.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cross Roads is historic, it would have been located within present day Benton County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Carroll, Madison, Washington, Barry (MO), McDonald (MO), Adair (OK) & Delaware (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Cross Roads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cross Roads:
- Benton County (The home county of Cross Roads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Gentry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mason Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Highfill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Cherokee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Hico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gravette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Elm Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tontitown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Cincinnati
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Springdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Johnson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Farmington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Viney Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Summers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Fayetteville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Noel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <2>
- South West City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pineville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <2>
- Ginger Blue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wylie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Powell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Tiff City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Erie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Watts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts Community
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Chance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chewey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chewey is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Addielee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Christie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Peavine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Proctor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Cherokee County (OK)
- Scraper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colcord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Sycamore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Cloud Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Flint Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Kansas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Jay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jay is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
- Dodge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Twin Oaks
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cross Roads, see our County-by-County Page for Cross Roads.
Cemeteries Near Cross Roads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cross Roads.
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 Roads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cross Roads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Springtown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bozarth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highfill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Armstrong Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coffelt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
While we didn't find Cross Roads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cross Roads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Springtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Decatur
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Mason Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Logan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Parn ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parn
- Pond ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Gallatin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Clementine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clementine is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Cherokee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cross Roads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cross Roads.
Newspapers Published in Cross Roads ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross Roads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cross Roads, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cross Roads.
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 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 Roads:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Washington County
- McDonald County
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Delaware County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Roads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Cross Roads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |