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 Neshoba 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 Neshoba County: Attala, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Newton, Scott & Winston.
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:
- Neshoba County (The home county of Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Ocobla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Bogue Chitto
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Tucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Neshoba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neshoba is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshoba
- Pearl River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- Dixon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Dowdville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dowdville is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdville
- Laurel Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Kemper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Lynville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- De Kalb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wahalak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Scooba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Electric Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Porterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Collinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Daleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Suqualena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Hookston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Bailey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Nellieburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Lockhart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Meridian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- High Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Coosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Standing Pine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Lucern
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lucern is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucern
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Conehatta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conehatta is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conehatta
- Chunky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Hickory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Noxubee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Mashulaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Shuqualak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Scott County
- Sebastopol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Handle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Noxapater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fearns Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Plattsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vowell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Hinze
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
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.
- Mt. Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roundtree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hensons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (315 more) ...
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Ocobla
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Tucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- North Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Bend is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- House is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moscow is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preston is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Peden ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peden is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden
- Battlefield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Battlefield is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
- Oktibbeha ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oktibbeha is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktibbeha
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Nebo is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Nebo
- Handle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 24 miles [38.6 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 first visit 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 Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Neshoba County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Leake County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Scott County
- Winston 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> | 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 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'. |