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 Way (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 Way. 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.
Cross Way is located in Webster County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Webster County: Christian, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Laclede & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Cross Way. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cross Way:
- Webster County (The home county of Cross Way)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Way, with the one closest to Cross Way listed first.
- Conklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Northview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Marshfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Crown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crown is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Niangua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Niangua is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Fordland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Diggins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Diggins is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Rader
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rader is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rader
- Olga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olga is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Sarvis Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sarvis Point is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarvis Point
- Seymour
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Way, with the one closest to Cross Way listed first.
- Pembina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pembina is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
- Linden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Cassidy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cassidy is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy
- Fremont Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
- Bruner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bruner is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Velsor ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Velsor is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velsor
- Elkhead
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Elkhead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Ozark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nixa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nixa is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
- Former name for Nixa:
- Faught
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <1>
- Oldfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Republic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chadwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chadwick is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadwick
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Way, with the one closest to Cross Way listed first.
- Charity ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Buffalo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Long Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lane is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lane
- Windyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Windyville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windyville
- Louisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Way, with the one closest to Cross Way listed first.
- Johns Mills ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Johns Mills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Mills
- Arden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Way, with the one closest to Cross Way listed first.
- Fair Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Strafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Turners is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners
- Mumford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mumford is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
- Langston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sequiota
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sequiota is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequiota
- Willard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Battlefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Battlefield is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
- Brookline Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline Station is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline Station
- Brookline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brookline is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookline
- Bois D'Arc
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Laclede County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Way, with the one closest to Cross Way listed first.
- Conway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Phillipsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pease
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pease is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Brush Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brush Creek is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Evergreen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Evergreen has also been known as:
- Evergreen village
- Twin Bridges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Lebanon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Way, with the one closest to Cross Way listed first.
- Tin Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tin Town is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Town
- Goodnight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodnight is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
- Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
- Goodnight has also been known as:
- Goodnight village
- Pleasant Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Halfway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Morrisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wishart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Bolivar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Graydon Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Eudora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Polk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Aldrich
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Way, with the one closest to Cross Way listed first.
- Grovespring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Odin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cross Way, see our County-by-County Page for Cross Way.
Cemeteries Near Cross Way ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cross Way.
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 Way - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cross Way covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cross Way, with the one closest to Cross Way listed first.
- Bumgarner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Welch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Atteberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dishman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stever Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mullinax Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Welch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast of Springfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #245971 <3>
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 Way in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cross Way.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cross Way, with the one closest to Cross Way listed first.
- Caddo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Caddo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
- Conklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conklin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conklin
- Elkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elkland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkland
- Fair Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Northview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Strafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thorpe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Thorpe is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
- Hickory Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Barren is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Barren
- Compton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- March
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- March is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Redtop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Redtop is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtop
- Forkners Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forkners Hill is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkners Hill
- Charity ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Charity is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cross Way. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cross Way.
Newspapers Published in Cross Way ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross Way.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cross Way, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cross Way.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cross Way:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Christian County
- Dallas County
- Douglas County
- Greene County
- Laclede County
- Polk County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cross Way) 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 Cross Way, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |