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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 doctors and 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 Washington 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 Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (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:
- Washington 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.
- Springdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Elm Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tontitown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sonora is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Blue Springs Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Village
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- War Eagle Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- War Eagle Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War Eagle Cove
- Fayette Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Bethel Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Highfill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Prairie Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Creek is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
- Bentonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mason Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Little Flock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Little Flock is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Centerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Eureka Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winona Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Winona Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Springs
- Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Whitener
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Hindsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wesley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Thompson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crosses
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Japton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Delaney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Combs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barry County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Seligman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seligman is located in Barry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seligman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Washburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Jane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Powell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Pineville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Noel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Watts
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ballard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts Community
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Westville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Addielee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Colcord
(30 miles [48.3 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.
- Holcomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bluff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bluff Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Springdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53120 <3>
- Forest Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silent Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goad Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (293 more) ...
- Stearns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
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.
- Springdale
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Elm Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colville
- Cannon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Wheeler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Creech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Creech is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Wager ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wager is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Osage Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osage Mills is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Summit ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Wyman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Farmington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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 129 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 18 miles [29 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 begin 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 Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Madison County
- Barry County
- McDonald County
- Adair 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'. |