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 Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring County: Clark, Dallas, Garland, Grant, Montgomery & 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:
- Hot Spring 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.
- Bonnerdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bismarck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Saginaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saginaw is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Social Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Social Hill is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Hill
- Donaldson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Etta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Etta is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etta
- Magnet Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Magnet Cove is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet Cove
- Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Caddo Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Okolona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arkadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Garland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Meyers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Pearcy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Royal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockwell is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
- Lake Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Piney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piney is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Avant
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avant is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
- Mountain Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gladstone is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Price
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Price is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Blue Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Mazarn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Alamo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Joplin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Joplin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
- Caddo Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ophir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Fir ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
- Manfred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Manfred is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
- Norman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Ida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Washita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kirby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Pike City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Daisy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Antoine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Delight
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Moriah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Moriah is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Langley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Star of the West ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Star of the West is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of the West
- Yell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Aly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Chula
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
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.
- Ewing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dillard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Newcomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wacaster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mazarn Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Howerton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Howton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Free Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
- Elm ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elm is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Mazarn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Point Cedar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Point Cedar is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Cedar
- Lucky ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucky is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Meyers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Oma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oma is located in Hot Spring County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oma
- Pearcy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Plata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plata is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plata
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ophir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Caddo Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 70 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]<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 start with 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:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Hot Spring County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Garland County
- Montgomery County
- Pike County
- Yell 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cross Roads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |