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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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Crossroads is located in George 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 George County: Mobile (AL), Greene, Jackson, Perry & Stone.

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:

  • George County     (The home county of Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Bexley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bexley is located in George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
    • Lucedale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Agricola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Howell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Howell is located in George County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Forrest County
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • McLain
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McLain is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Hillman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Hillman is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
    • Brown Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Brown Town is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
    • Leakesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Avera
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Avera is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Clark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Clark is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Bothwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Bothwell is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Howison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Howison is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
    • Saucier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Americus ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Americus is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Brewton ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Brewton is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
      • Brewton has also been known as:
      • Brewer's Bluff
    • Wade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Wade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Hurley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Vancleave
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Big Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
    • Coll Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Coll Town is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
    • Latimer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Latimer is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Hickory Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Martin Bluff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
    • Helena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Helena is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Beaumont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaumont is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Wingate
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wingate is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • New Augusta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Wiggins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • McHenry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McHenry is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • Mobile County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Wilmer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Semmes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Semmes is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <1>
    • Gulfcrest
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
    • Chunchula
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula

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.

  • Cross Roads Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Howell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Mixon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Parker Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Canaan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pipkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (248 more) ...
    • Davis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Merrill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Byrd - Helveston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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.

  • Leaf
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leaf is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Leakesville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Three Rivers
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Vancleave
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Airey
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Airey is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
  • Avera
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Avera is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
  • Adamsville ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Adamsville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville

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 11 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 28 miles [45.1 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'.