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 Crossroad (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 Crossroad. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Crossroad is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Butler, Muhlenberg, Simpson, Todd, Warren & Robertson (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Crossroad. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crossroad:
- Logan County (The home county of Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Justice
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Gordonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Cave Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Ferguson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Olmstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lost City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Deer Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Wolf Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Agnes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Keysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Harreldsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Quality
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Richelieu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richelieu is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richelieu
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Silver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Dunbar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Provo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Mining City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mining City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
- Woodbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fearsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Hopkinsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crofton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Church Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Howel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Howel is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Hopkins County
- White Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Dunmor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rosewood is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Belton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Belton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
- Former name for Belton:
- Yost
- Beech Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Beechmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Browder
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ennis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ennis is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Drakesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Skilesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Skilesville is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skilesville
- Bancroft
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Nonnell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nonnell is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonnell
- Former name for Nonnell:
- Tarma
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Prices Mill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Neosheo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
- Franklin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salmons
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Black Jack
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Sharon Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Clifty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Allegre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hadensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Kirkmansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guthrie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Rockfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rockfield is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfield
- Hadley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hadley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Woodburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Rockland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Springhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Montgomery County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Port Royal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Saint Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Sango
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Wingate West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Stryker Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stryker Village is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Village
- Clarksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louise Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <1>
- Barren Plain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Cedar Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Orlinda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Flewellyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Springfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stroudville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Sandy Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Cross Plains
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crossroad, see our County-by-County Page for Crossroad.
Cemeteries Near Crossroad ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crossroad.
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 Crossroad - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crossroad covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Currence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lyne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Doyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Tunstill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Irvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Russell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (561 more) ...
- Browder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Head Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Crossroad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Crossroad.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Gordonsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Justice
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Daysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Daysville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Cave Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Sharon Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Claymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Claymour is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymour
- Ferguson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Epleys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Epleys is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epleys
- Spa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Spa is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spa
- Olmstead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Edwards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Lewisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crossroad. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crossroad.
Newspapers Published in Crossroad ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crossroad.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crossroad, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crossroad.
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 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 Crossroad:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Christian County
- Hopkins County
- Muhlenberg County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Warren County
- Montgomery County
- Robertson 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> | 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 Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |