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 The 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 The 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 The 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 The Cross Roads: Cross Rds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named The Cross Roads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for The 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
The Cross Roads is located in Carter 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 Carter County: Boyd, Elliott, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis & Rowan.
Below are the counties that are near The Cross Roads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Cross Roads:
- Carter County (The home county of The Cross Roads)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Pactolus
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
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- Grayson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Carter County
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- Hitchins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hitchins is located in Carter County
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- Mount Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
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- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Carter County
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- Grahn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
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- Kehoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Willard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willard is located in Carter County
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- Jeriel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jeriel is located in Carter County
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- Mountain Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Counts Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Boyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Rush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Princess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Princess is located in Boyd County
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- Cannonsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
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- Mavity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mavity is located in Boyd County
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- Boltsfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
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- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy is located in Boyd County
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- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County
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- Millseat
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County
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- Westwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Catlettsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Durbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Durbin is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Bruin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bruin is located in Elliott County
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- Gimlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gimlet is located in Elliott County
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- Ibex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ibex is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
- Newfoundland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newfoundland is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfoundland
- Ault
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ault is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ault
- Isonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Isonville is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isonville
- Bell City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bell City is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Sandy Hook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge is located in Elliott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
- Fleming County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Ryan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ryan is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- Muses Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Greenup County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Hunnewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Warnock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Tygarts Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Argillite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danleyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- York
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- York is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Bellefonte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raceland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Keaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Keaton is located in Johnson County
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- Redbush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Redbush is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Flatgap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flatgap is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatgap
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Webbville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webbville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Bolton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bolton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Brammer Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
- Tuscola ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Estep ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estep is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Hicksville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Cherokee Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
- Olioville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olioville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
- Vessie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vessie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
- Cadmus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Emerson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Camp Dix
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Garrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Quincy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Firebrick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Buena Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charters
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Crockett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Crockett is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
- Elkfork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elkfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkfork
- Jeptha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jeptha is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeptha
- Wrigley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wrigley is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Ophir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ophir is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Elliottville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Haldeman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Haldeman is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haldeman
- Minor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Gates
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gates is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Brady
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brady is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clearfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clearfield is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
- Morehead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Hanging Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Ironton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- South Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Burlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Sybene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Kitts Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Pedro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Chesapeake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Andis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Scioto County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Haverhill Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Haverhill Station is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverhill Station
- Franklin Furnace
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pond Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Powellsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Friendship
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Portsmouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wheelersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Boston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sciotodale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sciotodale is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotodale
- Sciotoville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sciotoville is located in Scioto County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciotoville
- Cabell County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Hodges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hodges is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Huntington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reid
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reid is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid
- Wayne County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Kenova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ceredo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hubbardstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardstown
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Centerville is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Buffalo Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Creek is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Creek
- Fort Gay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Mineral Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Echo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Echo is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Effie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Effie is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Cross Roads, see our County-by-County Page for The Cross Roads.
Cemeteries Near The Cross Roads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The 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 The Cross Roads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Cross Roads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ratcliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seaton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Damron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keffer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carter County Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Goebel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Anglin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Everman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vincent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (880 more) ...
- Boggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find The Cross Roads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Cross Roads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Grayson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pactolus
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pactolus is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Leon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Fultz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fultz is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultz
- Hopewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Aden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aden is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Mount Savage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Charlotte Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte Furnace is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Furnace
- Grahn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grahn is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
- Denton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denton is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Music
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Music is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hunnewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunnewell is located in Greenup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Counts Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Crossroads
- Mountain Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Cross Roads. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Cross Roads.
Newspapers Published in The 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Cross Roads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Cross Roads, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Cross Roads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 The Cross Roads:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Carter County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Boyd County
- Elliott County
- Fleming County
- Greenup County
- Johnson County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Morgan County
- Rowan County
- Lawrence County
- Scioto County
- Cabell County
- Wayne 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> | 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 The Cross Roads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Cross Roads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |