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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 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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cross Roads: Cross Rds.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cross Roads is located in Bradley County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bradley County: Ashley, Calhoun, Cleveland, Drew & Union.

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:

  • Bradley 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.
    • Farmville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
      • Farmville is located in Bradley County
    • Banks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Warren
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
    • Lanark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
      • Lanark is located in Bradley County
    • Hermitage
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Bradley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <2>
    • Sumpter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Bradley County
    • Jersey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
      • Jersey is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <2>
    • Ingalls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Bradley County
    • Johnsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
      • Johnsville is located in Bradley County
    • Long View Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
      • Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
  • Ashley County
    • Fountain Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
      • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
    • Tinsman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinsman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsman
      • Tinsman is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Harrell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
      • Harrell is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Hampton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Thornton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
      • Thornton is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
    • Harlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
      • Harlow is located in Calhoun County
    • Hopeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
      • Hopeville is located in Calhoun County
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
    • Orlando
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orlando have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
      • Orlando is located in Cleveland County
    • New Edinburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
      • New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
    • Rye
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Cleveland County
    • Kingsland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Pansy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pansy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
      • Pansy is located in Cleveland County
    • Saline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
      • Saline is located in Cleveland County
    • Toledo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Cleveland County
    • Rison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rison
      • Rison is located in Cleveland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rison <2>
    • Staves
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
      • Staves is located in Cleveland County
    • White Oak Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
      • White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
    • Fordyce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
      • Fordyce is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <2>
    • Ivan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
      • Ivan is located in Dallas County
  • Drew County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
    • Wilmar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
      • Wilmar is located in Drew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Rose Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Drew County
    • Monticello
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lacey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Drew County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
    • Cornerville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
      • Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
    • Star City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ouachita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
    • Bearden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Millville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Millville is located in Ouachita County
    • Joyce City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
      • Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
    • Calion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
      • Calion is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
    • Crain City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
      • Crain City is located in Union County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cross Roads, see our County-by-County Page for 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 41 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 26 miles [41.8 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 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 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.

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 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.

  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Cemetery
  • Parnell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parnell Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Good Hope Methodist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Methodist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Methodist Church Cemetery
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Reaves Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reaves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reaves Cemetery
  • McFarland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McFarland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McFarland Cemetery
  • Willoughby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willoughby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willoughby Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • McLeod Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLeod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLeod Cemetery
  • Continue List   (214 more) ...
    • Parker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
    • Coker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coker Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery

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 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.

  • Lanark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
    • Lanark is located in Bradley County
  • Warren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Bradley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
  • Orlando
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orlando have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
    • Orlando is located in Cleveland County
  • Gravelridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
    • Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
  • Summerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Summerville is located in Calhoun County
  • New Edinburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
    • New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
  • Simpson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
    • Simpson is located in Bradley County
  • Sumpter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Sumpter is located in Bradley County
  • Saline ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
    • Saline is located in Bradley County
  • Jersey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
    • Jersey is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey <2>
  • Wilmar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
    • Wilmar is located in Drew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • McKinney ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKinney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
    • McKinney is located in Cleveland County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ingalls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Bradley County
    • Hampton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Annover ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
      • Annover is located in Cleveland County

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.

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 '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- Cross Roads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cross Roads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6032, Longitude: -92.1860       In this case, the coordinates for Cross Roads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Roads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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