Do you know of Cross Plains ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Cross Plains. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Cross Plains.<1>

Our sources for Cross Plains (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Cross Plains other than they indicate that Cross Plains would be found somewhere in Sangamon County, Illinois.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1873 and closed  in 1897.

Communities Also Named Cross Plains ...

We found six communities that share the name Cross Plains.

Within Illinois, the name Cross Plains is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Carroll County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Cross Plains [Carroll County].
  • Indiana
    • Ripley County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Cross Plains [Ripley County].
  • South Carolina
    • Greenville County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Cross Plains [Greenville County].
  • Tennessee
    • Robertson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cross Plains [Robertson County].
  • Texas
    • Callahan County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Cross Plains [Callahan County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Dane County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Cross Plains [Dane County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Cross Plains ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Cross Plains:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Cross Plains - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Sangamon County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Sangamon County.