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 Crossroad (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 Crossroad. 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.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Crossroad is located in Ashley 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 Ashley County: Bradley, Chicot, Drew, Union, Morehouse (LA) & Union (LA).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Crossroad. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crossroad:
- Ashley County (The home county of Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- North Crossett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crossett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Crossett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Fountain Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Elon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Meridian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Parkdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Montrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Bradley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Blanchton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Long View Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
- Johnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Ingalls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Sumpter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Hermitage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gravelridge is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelridge
- Farmville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Moro Bay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moro Bay is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Bay
- Jersey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lanark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lanark is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Lacey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Wilmar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jerome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Collins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Barkada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Rose Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Felsenthal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Huttig
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huttig is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Bolding
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bolding is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lapile is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Strong
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Urbana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Urbana is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Morehouse Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Jones
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bonita
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Haile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haile is located in Union Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crossroad.
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 Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dalley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carlock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Simms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duckworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Egypy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pinewood Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (183 more) ...
- Judson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- United Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
While we didn't find Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Milo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Milo is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Blanchton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blanchton is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchton
- Johnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Elon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Scipio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scipio is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Sturgis ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Berea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Lacey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Ingalls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingalls is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
- Snyder
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Snyder is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Simpson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Marsden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marsden is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsden
- Causey ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Crossroad ...
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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crossroad.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Ashley County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bradley County
- Drew County
- Union County
- Morehouse Parish
- Union Parish
- 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> | 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 Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |