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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Crossroad is located in Tate County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tate County: DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Quitman & Tunica.
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:
- Tate County (The home county of Crossroad)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Looxahoma
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- New Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Aiken
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aiken is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
- Poagville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Tyro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Senatobia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wyatte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyatte is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatte
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arkabutla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Goode
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Goode is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode
- DeSoto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Alphaba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Ingrams Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Bright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Hernando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Nesbit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Olive Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Southaven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aldens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- De Soto Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Horn Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Harmontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Abbeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Chulahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Laws Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
- Marianna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marianna is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Byhalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Victoria is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Red Banks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Cayce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Taska
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
- Atway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Mount Pleasant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potts Camp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Panola County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Longtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Terza
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ballentine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Askew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Askew is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askew
- Crenshaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Courtland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Chapeltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Quitman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Sledge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Falcon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Bobo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Tunica County
- Banks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Fayette County (TN)
- Piperton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piperton is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Shelby County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroad, with the one closest to Crossroad listed first.
- Capleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
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.
- Looxahoma Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Looxahoma Community Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Senatobia.
- The Looxahoma Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Looxahoma Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60539 <3>
- Brownlee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lewers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (338 more) ...
- Dean - Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Maria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 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.
- Looxahoma
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Looxahoma is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looxahoma
- Thyatira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Thyatira is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thyatira
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bowman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bowman is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
- Glenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glenville is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Tyro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tyro is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Senatobia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wallhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wallhill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallhill
- Lespedeza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lespedeza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lespedeza
- Harmontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harmontown is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmontown
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chulahoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chulahoma is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chulahoma
- Orion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
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 54 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tate County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- DeSoto County
- Lafayette County
- Marshall County
- Panola County
- Quitman County
- Tunica County
- Fayette County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 '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- Crossroad) 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 Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |