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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Crossroads is located in Lawrence County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lawrence County: Lauderdale (AL), Giles, Lewis, Maury & 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:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- New Prospect
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Fall River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Leoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Busby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Ethridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Park Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Liberty Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Loretto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webber City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Rascal Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Bodenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Weakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Anthony Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Minor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Liberty Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Wales
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Green Field
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Green Field is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Pulaski
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Campbellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Powell Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Olivet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Voorhies
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Hohenwald
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Dellrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cash Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Boonshill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Coldwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Cornersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Globe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Delina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Yell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Screamer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Southport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Scotts Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Jonesboro ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,238 people
- Broadview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Frierson Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Mount Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Culleoka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Hampshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Scribner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Zion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Corning ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Ashland Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Waynesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Colbert County (AL)
- Ford City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belew ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Arkdell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Corum ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Comer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Cedar Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Green Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Estep ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Confluence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Lawrence County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Lester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Pettusville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Lentzville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Elkmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Hay's Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Poplar Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Ardmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Athens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Caro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
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 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lindsey Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fall River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (969 more) ...
- Freemon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Scotts Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- May Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<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.
- Fall River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Dustin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dustin is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
- Pleasant Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Lawrenceburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bodenham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Weakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Seven ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Seven is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven
- Busby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Goodspring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Goodspring is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
- Ethridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Minor Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Loretto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marbuts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marbuts is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbuts
- Wales
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
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 48 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 18 miles [29 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 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Giles County
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Wayne County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Limestone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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' 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'. |