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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Cross Roads. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cross Roads to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cross Roads, please Contact Us.
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 Cross Roads (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 Cross Roads. 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.
Name Variations for Cross Roads ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cross Roads: Cross Rds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cross Roads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross Roads.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Cross Roads is historic, it would have been located within present day Johnson County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Johnson County: Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Cross Roads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cross Roads:
- Johnson County (The home county of Cross Roads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Simpson
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reynoldsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Wartrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Ozark
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bender is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Reevesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Egyptian Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Buncombe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deer Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Alexander County
- Elco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin County
- Fitt's Hill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fitt's Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitt's Hill
- Gallatin County
- Equality
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Shetlerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shetlerville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shetlerville
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elizabethtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Karbers Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Makanda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Massac County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Big Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- New Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Joppa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Metropolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Massac City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Brookport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Glendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- McCormick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Dixon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Eddyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Hartsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Lusk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lusk is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
- Golconda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Leisure City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure City
- Herod
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Karnak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Grand Chain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Perks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Chain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ullin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olmsted
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Stonefort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carrier Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <2>
- Mitchellsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellsville
- Ledford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ledford is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford
- Buena Vista
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Gaskins City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gaskins City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins City
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Muddy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galatia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Wasson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wasson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Lick Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Dongola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Water Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Anna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cobden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dutch Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Mill Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Alto Pass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Creal Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Crest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Spillertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Whiteash
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Corinth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Corinth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hartford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Crainville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Johnston City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Energy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Bandana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Kevil
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ceredo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- La Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crittenden County (KY)
- Tolu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Livingston County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Carrsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Hampton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lola is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Burna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burna is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Smithland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCracken County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Ragland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Grahamville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Cimota City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- West Paducah
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Future City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Paducah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Camelia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Hendron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Lone Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cross Roads, see our County-by-County Page for Cross Roads.
Cemeteries Near Cross Roads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cross Roads.
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 Cross Roads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cross Roads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Murrie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fern Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ledbetter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reynoldsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Island Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kerley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (548 more) ...
- McCorkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.
While we didn't find Cross Roads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cross Roads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cross Roads, 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Sandburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sandburn is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburn
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Parker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Samoth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Samoth is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samoth
- Reevesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Allens Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Spring is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Spring
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cross Roads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cross Roads.
Newspapers Published in Cross Roads ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross Roads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cross Roads, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cross Roads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cross Roads:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Johnson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexander County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Jackson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski County
- Saline County
- Union County
- Williamson County
- Ballard County
- Crittenden County
- Livingston County
- McCracken County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cross Roads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |