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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 Ross Crossing (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 Ross Crossing. 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 Ross Crossing ...
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 Ross Crossing: Ross Xing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ross Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ross Crossing.
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.
Ross Crossing is located in Ballard 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 Ballard County: Alexander (IL), Pulaski (IL), Carlisle, McCracken & Mississippi (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Ross Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ross Crossing:
- Ballard County (The home county of Ross Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Gage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gage is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
- Lovelaceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Blandville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Ceredo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ceredo is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceredo
- Kevil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- La Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Wickliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bandana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bandana is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandana
- Carlisle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Cunningham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Bardwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Fulton County
- Cayce
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Graves County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Lowes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lowes is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowes
- Melber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Pottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Fancy Farm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- West Viola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Boaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Westplains
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Symsonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pryorsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Wingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Spring Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fulgham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Ledbetter
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Smithland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Sharpe
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sharpe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Scale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- Benton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Calvert City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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>
- McCracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Camelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camelia is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelia
- Future City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- West Future City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Cimota City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Massac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Grahamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- West Paducah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ragland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Lone Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hendron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Krebs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Krebs is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Cairo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
- Cairo Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cairo Junction is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Junction
- Future City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Future City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Cache
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frog City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frog City is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog City
- Unity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Miller City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tamms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <1>
- Olive Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Diswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Johnson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Belknap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bender ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bender is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender
- Cypress
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reevesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Grantsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wartrace
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Massac County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Massac City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Massac City is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Metropolis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Brookport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- New Columbia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Big Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Pope County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Hamletsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay City is located in Pope County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Pulaski County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Mound City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olmsted
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mounds
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Grand Chain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Grand Chain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Grand Chain is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grand Chain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Villa Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Villa Ridge is located in Pulaski County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Ridge
- Karnak
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ullin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ross Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Ross Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Ross Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ross Crossing.
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 Ross Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ross Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Skinner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lovelaceville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- O'Donely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Ross Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ross Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ross Crossing, with the one closest to Ross Crossing listed first.
- Cunningham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lovelaceville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Blandville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blandville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Hinkleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hinkleville is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkleville
- Slater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slater is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
- Kirbyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kirbyton is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyton
- Bardwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Melber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Melber is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Massac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Massac is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Barlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow is located in Ballard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wickliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milburn is located in Carlisle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Pottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pottsville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ross Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ross Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Ross Crossing ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ross Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ross Crossing, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ross Crossing.
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 Ross Crossing:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Ballard County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carlisle County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Livingston County
- Marshall County
- McCracken County
- Alexander County
- Johnson County
- Massac County
- Pope County
- Pulaski 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> | 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- Ross Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Ross Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |