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 ...
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.
Crossroad is located in Newton 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 Newton County: Boone, Carroll, Johnson, Madison, Pope & Searcy.
Below are the counties that are near Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crossroad:
- Newton County (The home county of Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Deer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer
- Deer is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer <2>
- Parthenon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parthenon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parthenon
- Parthenon is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parthenon <2>
- Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Mount Judea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Vendor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Swain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Mossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Hasty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Boxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Ponca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponca
- Ponca is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponca <2>
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Valley Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Valley Springs is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Bellefonte
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Bellefonte is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Rally Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rally Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Rally Hill is located in Boone County
- Everton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Everton is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everton <2>
- Batavia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
- Pleasant Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Boone County
- Alpena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Alpena is located in Boone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <2>
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Osage
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Dryfork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryfork
- Dryfork is located in Carroll County
- Rudd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Metalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metalton
- Metalton is located in Carroll County
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Ozone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
- Ozone is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozone <2>
- Strawberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Johnson County
- Oark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oark
- Oark is located in Johnson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oark <2>
- Hagarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagarville
- Hagarville is located in Johnson County
- Lone Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Johnson County
- Ludwig
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Ludwig is located in Johnson County
- Batson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Kingston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
- Boston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Madison County
- Pettigrew
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettigrew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettigrew
- Pettigrew is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettigrew <2>
- Witter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Marble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Madison County
- Dutton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Tilly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Laurel ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Silex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Ross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Scottsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Witt's Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Witt's Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Blanco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Pindall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Saint Joe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Saint Joe is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joe <2>
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Gilbert is located in Searcy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <2>
- Watts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
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.
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 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.
- Coopers Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Bluff Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Deer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Deer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Red Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Rock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rich Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ricketts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ricketts Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ricketts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Snow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bethel - Clayburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel - Clayburn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel - Clayburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel - Clayburn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clayburn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53464 <4>
- Ogden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Curtis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53617 <4>
- Essex Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Essex Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Essex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sexton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sexton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sexton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Curtis 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.<5>
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.
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Murray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Swain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Mount Judea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Judea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Judea
- Mount Judea is located in Newton County
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Newton County
- Mossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Cave Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Cave Creek is located in Newton County
- Fort Douglas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Douglas
- Fort Douglas is located in Johnson County
- Wells Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Wells Creek is located in Newton County
- Boxley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Ryker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fallsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsville
- Fallsville is located in Newton County
- Compton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Compton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Compton is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Compton <2>
- Point Peter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Peter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Peter
- Point Peter is located in Searcy County
- Fallsville
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 31 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 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. 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 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 Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Arkansas History Commission
- Pages specific to Newton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boone County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Carroll County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Johnson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Madison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pope County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Searcy County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Boone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Newton County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Newton County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crossroad. 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 from Point A (ie- Crossroad) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8787, Longitude: -93.1974 In this case, the coordinates for Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |