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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Crossroads. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Crossroads to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crossroads, 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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Crossroads is historic, it would have been located within present day Vanderburgh County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vanderburgh County: Gibson, Posey, Warrick & Henderson (KY).
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:
- Vanderburgh County (The home county of Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Armstrong
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Darmstadt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stacer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Kasson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- McCutchanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Daylight
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Melody Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smythe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Gibson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Haubstadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Mounts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Fort Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Owensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buckskin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Princeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Douglas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Mackey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Francisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Somerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Patoka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Patoka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
- Knox County
- Decker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Decker is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Spurgeon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oakland City Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oatsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatsville
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Glezen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glezen is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glezen
- Stendal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stendal is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stendal
- Winslow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Posey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Saint Wendel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Cynthiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Wadesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Poseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Stewartsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Oliver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oliver is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Caborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caborn is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Bufkin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Barrett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Spencer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Hatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Richland City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Eureka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Warrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Elberfeld
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wheatonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Stevenson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Baugh City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Chandler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Newburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- Lynnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dayville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
- De Gonia Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Edwards County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Browns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Top is located in Edwards County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gallatin County (IL)
- New Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Keensburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bellmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Adams Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Allendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Phillipstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Grayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Maunie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crossville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Emma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Carmi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Herald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Daviess County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Birk City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Curdsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Henderson County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Henderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Baskett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Smith Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Spottsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Carlinburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Reed
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Corydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bluff City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Hebbardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Niagara
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Dixie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Union County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Hitesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hitesville is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Uniontown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flournoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Flournoy is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Chapman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
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.
- St. Wendel Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kunze Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Higinbottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Huber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Engleheim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campground Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (322 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Putman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 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.
- Armstrong
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Saint Wendel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Inglefield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Parkers Settlement
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Settlement is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Settlement
- Kasson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Stacer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stacer is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacer
- Blairsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Cynthiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint James is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- McCutchanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Earle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Earle is located in Vanderburgh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Haubstadt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wadesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 72 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 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Indiana
- Pages specific to Vanderburgh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Gibson County
- Knox County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Warrick County
- Edwards County
- Gallatin County
- Wabash County
- White County
- Daviess County
- Henderson County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Crossroads, 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> | 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |