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 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 Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Crossroads is located in Union Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Union Parish: Ashley (AR), Union (AR), Claiborne, Lincoln, Morehouse & Ouachita.
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Crossroads. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crossroads:
- Union Parish (The home parish of Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Wilhite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhite is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite
- Ouachita City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- Haile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haile is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
- Farmerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Downsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Truxno
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Truxno is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Pisgah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Spearsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bernice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Claiborne Parish
- Weldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Jackson Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Cartwright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cartwright is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Eros
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nash ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Lincoln Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Sibley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Averit ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Cedarton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Choudrant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Dubach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Ruston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Morehouse Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Bastrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Collinston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Mer Rouge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Ouachita Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Sterlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northpark Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
- Eureka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Claiborne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Claiborne is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- West Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Frost Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frost Town is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Town
- Forksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Leisure Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spanish City is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish City
- Richland Parish
- Start
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashley County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Meridian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Elon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Union County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Huttig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Felsenthal
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Bolding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bolding is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
- Lapile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
- Strong
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crossroads, see our Parish-by-Parish 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.
- Crossroads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ruggs Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Acree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spikner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Port Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (193 more) ...
- Glendora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 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.
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
- Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Moselys Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- Ouachita City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- De Siard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- Farmerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Downsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cheniere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cheniere is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheniere
- West Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- D'Arbonne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Forksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
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 38 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 18 miles [29 km]<3>. 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 first turn to 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 Louisiana
- Pages specific to Union Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Claiborne Parish
- Jackson Parish
- Lincoln Parish
- Morehouse Parish
- Ouachita Parish
- Richland Parish
- Ashley County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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'. |