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 Cross Road (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 Road. 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 Road ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cross Road: Cross Rd.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cross Road. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross Road.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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.
Cross Road is located in Lyon County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Caldwell, Crittenden, Livingston, Marshall & Trigg.
Below are the counties that are near Cross Road. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cross Road:
- Lyon County (The home county of Cross Road)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Carmack
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Kuttawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eddyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Lamasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Dulaney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Crider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Hopson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- McGowan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Lewistown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Claxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Creswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Calloway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Almo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Kirksey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Murray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Bainbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Gracey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Newstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Dycusburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Crayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Piney Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sheridan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Tolu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Symsonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Westplains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Dawson Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Dalton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Fiddle Bow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Grand Rivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake City is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Tiline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Pinckneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burna is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burna
- Ledbetter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Lola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Carrsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carrsville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Gilbertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tatumsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Fairdealing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Calvert City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Calvert City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
- Calvert City has also been known as:
- Calvert
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <1>
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Scale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Hardin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Reidland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Reidland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidland
- Oakdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Krebs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Hendron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Paducah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Trigg Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Wallonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Cadiz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cerulean
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hardin County (IL)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Unionville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Shady Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Brookport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stewart County (TN)
- Snider
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cross Road, see our County-by-County Page for Cross Road.
Cemeteries Near Cross Road ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cross Road.
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 Road - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cross Road covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henderson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Stevens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hildreth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hildreth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bonner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Eddyville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kuttawa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Long Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (540 more) ...
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crab Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- The Lee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lee - Dodds Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173288 <2>
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 Cross Road in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cross Road.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cross Road, with the one closest to Cross Road listed first.
- Carmack
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- Kuttawa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Confederate
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Confederate is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate
- Eddyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grand Rivers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lamasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Dulaney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Rockcastle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockcastle is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcastle
- Iuka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Birmingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Dycusburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Crider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gilbertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trigg Furnace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- White Sulphur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cross Road. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cross Road.
Newspapers Published in Cross Road ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross Road.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cross Road, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cross Road.
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 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 Road:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Lyon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Christian County
- Crittenden County
- Graves County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Trigg County
- Hardin County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Stewart County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cross Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Cross Road, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |