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 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 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 Roads is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Cleveland, Dallas, Hot Spring, Jefferson, Pulaski & Saline.
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:
- Grant 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.
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Slabtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Grapevine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Ebb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Center Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Prattsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Poyen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poyen is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Ico ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ico is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ico
- Tull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tull is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tull
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Staves
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Rison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Saline
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saline is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Kingsland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kingsland is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carthage is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Bunn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bunn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
- Ivan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ivan is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Manning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manning is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Fordyce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dalark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dalark is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalark
- Hot Spring County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Lono
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lono is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lono
- Rolla
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rolla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
- Perla
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Perla is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Malvern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rockport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Butterfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Etta ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Donaldson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Social Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Magnet Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Saginaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Sulphur Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- White Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Redfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pastoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Wright
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wright is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Pinebergen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Plum Bayou ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Bayou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Bayou
- Sherrill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Rob Roy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Tucker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Hensley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
- Bingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bingham is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Landmark
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Landmark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Landmark has also been known as:
- Parkers - Iron Springs
- Alexander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mabelvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Shaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shaw is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Traskwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Traskwood is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- East End
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East End is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East End
- Bauxite
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bauxite is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Haskell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplay ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplay is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Bryant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shannon Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kentucky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kentucky is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
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.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Newhope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moores Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (227 more) ...
- Hardin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardcastle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
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.
- Cherry Grove ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Ain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ain is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ain
- Sheridan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Turin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turin
- Dogwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Grapevine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Ebb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Ivy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ivy is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Darysaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Darysaw is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darysaw
- Saline ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saline is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
- Junet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Junet is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junet
- Prattsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Double Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Double Wells is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Wells
- Belfast
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Obin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Obin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obin
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 76 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. 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 helpful 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 Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Dallas County
- Hot Spring County
- Jefferson County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |