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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Cross Roads in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cross Roads. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.

  • Simpson
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Wartrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wartrace is located in Johnson County
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  • Sandburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandburn is located in Johnson County
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  • Bloomfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bloomfield is located in Johnson County
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  • Grantsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ozark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tunnel Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Glendale is located in Pope County
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  • Parker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Parker is located in Johnson County
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  • Vienna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Burnside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • McCormick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • McCormick is located in Pope County
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  • Samoth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Samoth is located in Massac County
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  • Reevesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Reevesville is located in Johnson County
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  • Allens Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Allens Spring is located in Pope County
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  • Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock is located in Pope County
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  • New Columbia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • New Columbia is located in Massac County
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  • Big Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Big Bay is located in Massac County
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  • Eddyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Buncombe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Creal Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Goreville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Belknap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Boaz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Boaz is located in Massac County
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  • Grinnell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Grinnell is located in Massac County
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  • Temple Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Temple Hill is located in Pope County
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  • Waltersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Waltersburg is located in Pope County
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  • Elvira
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elvira is located in Johnson County
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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.
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