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 Wayne 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 Wayne County: Lauderdale (AL), Decatur, Hardin, Lawrence, Lewis & Perry.
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:
- Wayne County (The home county of Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Cypress Inn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Corning ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Corning is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Collinwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Lutts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Slickrock Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Ashland Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Lowryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lowryville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowryville
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Bruton Branch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bruton Branch is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Branch
- Gibbs ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gibbs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- White Sulphur ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- White Sulphur is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur
- Centerview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Johnson Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Pyburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Belle Meade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Iron City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westpoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Loretto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rascal Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Busby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Liberty Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Leoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Appleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Lewis County
- Voorhies
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Perry County
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colbert County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Wilson Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Sheffield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Florence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
- Muscle Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tuscumbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Pruitton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Zip City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Threet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Jacksonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Arnot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Green Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- McGee Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Bailey Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Saint Florian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Mars Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
- Short
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Oldham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
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.
- Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitten Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roberson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hardwick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Railroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (823 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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.
- Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Light ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Light is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Cypress Inn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Victory ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Pruitton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Iron City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Wayland Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wayland Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland Springs
- Webster ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Weatherford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weatherford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
- Kendell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kendell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Moon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
- Jacksonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Saint Joseph
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 3 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 16 miles [25.7 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 start with 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hardin County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Perry County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Tishomingo 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> | 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' 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'. |