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 Crossroads (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 Crossroads. 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 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.
Crossroads is located in Cleburne 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 Cleburne County: Faulkner, Independence, Stone, Van Buren & White.
Below are the counties that are near Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crossroads:
- Cleburne County (The home county of Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Pearson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Miller ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Quitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Greers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Higden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Edgemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Heber Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Yuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Tumbling Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Prim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wilburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wilburn is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
- Ida
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Austin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Center Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Cleveland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Menifee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solgohachia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Enders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Guy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Twin Groves
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Enola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Enola is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Greenbrier
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Holland is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Wooster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beryl
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beryl is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beryl
- Vilonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hamlet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hamlet is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Conway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Independence County
- Floral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Floral is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Fox
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Mountain View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Timbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marcella
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marcella is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Alco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Eglantine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Gravesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gravesville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravesville
- Fairfield Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Green Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Formosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Crabtree
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Rose Bud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Romance
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pangburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Letona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Letona is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Center Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Floyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Clay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Clay is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- El Paso
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Davenport ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Davenport is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Sunnydale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sunnydale is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Searcy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crossroads.
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 Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Flat Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flat Rock Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of Heber Springs.
- The Flat Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
- Flat Rock Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983588 <3>
- Goodloe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodloe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodloe Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Quitman.
- The Goodloe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodloe Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165533 <3>
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Higden McLehaney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higden McLehaney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Higden McLehaney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the southwest of Higden.
- The Higden McLehaney Cemetery has also been known as:
- McLehaney Higden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163555 <3>
- Quitman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quitman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Quitman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #152620 <3>
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Palestine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Pearson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1786681 <3>
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the south of Higden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52898 <3>
- Center Point Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aldridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cove - Kendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Heber Springs.
- The Mt. Olive Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159887 <3>
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Greers Ferry.
- The Shiloh Crossroads Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Crossroads Community Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992333 <3>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cleburne County Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Quitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chalk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chalk is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Morganton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Enders
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Eglantine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eglantine is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglantine
- Heber Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
- Former name for Heber Springs:
- Sugar Loaf
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <1>
- Bee Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Guy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Rose Bud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yuba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pinnacle Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinnacle Springs is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Springs
- Settlement ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Settlement is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlement
- Choctaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Crossroads ...
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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Cleburne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Independence County
- Stone County
- Van Buren County
- White 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |