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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Stark County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
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:
- Stark County (The home county of Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Justus
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Brewster
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Navarre Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westarado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- West Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Mayflower Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Massillon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Beach City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Malvern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Atwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- New Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Pekin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Queensboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Leavittsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Wyncrest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Leesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Chambersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reading
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Alexander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- New Bedford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chili
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Layland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Bowerston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Conotton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Charm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Holmesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Killbuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Wadsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Acme
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Seville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Sharon Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Gloria Glens Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Poe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Youngs Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Friendsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Mishler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rootstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Comet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Clinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greensburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- New Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Myersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Portage Lakes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Barberton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lakemore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- East Akron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- North Springfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Parral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Zoarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Mineral City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shanesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Somerdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Orrville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Union
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Marshallville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Doylestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Smithville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
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.
- Crossroads Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Union Cemetery
- The Crossroads Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cross Roads Cemetery
- St. James Church At Crossroads Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baughman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pigeon Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dietrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Slutz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Clements Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McFarren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (688 more) ...
- Welty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welty Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welty Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Beach City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44006 <3>
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 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.
- Justus
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Pigeon Run
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Elton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Navarre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- West Lebanon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Lebanon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beach City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- East Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Massillon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Summit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Mount Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
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 64 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<2>. 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 turn to 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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' 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'. |
| <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 Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |