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 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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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.
Crossroads is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Phelps & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crossroads:
- Crawford County (The home county of Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Leasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Bourbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Cloud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Elaver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- West Sullivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Argo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Steelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Cherryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Sligo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Boss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Howes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Japan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Caseyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Boone ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Miramiguoa Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Strain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Stanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Champion City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Charmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Charmwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmwood
- Benson Tourist City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
- Anaconda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anaconda is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Bem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Redbird
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Rosebud
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Owensville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Viburnum
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Good Water
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Bixby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Fletcher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Grubville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Maries County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Lanes Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lanes Prairie is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Prairie
- Vichy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vichy is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vichy
- Belle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lindell is located in Maries County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Rosati
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rolla
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Berryman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Aptus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Richwoods
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Old Mines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Potosi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Horton Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Mud Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Sunlight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Theabeau Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Mineral Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Belgrade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cadet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crossroads, see our County-by-County 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.
- Avery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hardy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Haack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moultray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (331 more) ...
- McNickle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gerth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Record Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 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.
- Scotia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Coffeyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeyton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyton
- Leasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bourbon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vilander ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Vilander is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilander
- Delhi ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delhi is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Service ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Service is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Argo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Cuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Steelville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Japan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Elmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
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 52 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 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. 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 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 Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Jefferson County
- Maries County
- Phelps County
- Washington 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> | 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 Crossroads, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |