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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 Winklers 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 Winklers 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.

Name Variations for Winklers Crossroads ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Winklers Crossroads: Winklers Xrds.
  • While the name of this community is Winklers Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Winklers Crossroads may originally have been Winkler's Crossroads.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Winklers Crossroads might be written as Winkler Crossroads.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Winklers Crossroads is located in Macon 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 Macon County: Allen (KY), Monroe (KY), Clay, Jackson, Smith, Sumner & Trousdale.

Below are the counties that are near Winklers Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winklers Crossroads:

  • Macon County     (The home county of Winklers Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Walnut Shade
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
    • Red Boiling Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Frog Pond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Frog Pond is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
    • Mill Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Mill Town is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Gibbs Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
    • Lafayette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadorville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadorville is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
    • Green Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Grove is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
    • Siloam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Siloam is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Hermitage Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
    • Clementsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Clementsville is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
    • Jenkins Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
    • Boles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Boles is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
    • Moss
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Moss is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
    • Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
    • Celina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Free Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Free Hill is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
    • Cave Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cave Springs is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
    • Thompsons Store
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • North Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Springs is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
    • Haydenburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
    • Whitleyville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
    • Rough Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Rough Point is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
    • Columbus Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
      • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
    • Gainesboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Burristown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Burristown is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
    • Nameless
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Nameless is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
    • Mayfield ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayfield is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Dodson Branch
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
  • Overton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Grey ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Grey is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
    • Oakley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Oakley is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Lafayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
    • Pekin ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Pekin is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
    • Avoton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Avoton is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
  • Smith County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Difficult
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Difficult is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
    • Pleasant Shade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Defeated
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Defeated is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
    • Dixon Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
    • Monoville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Monoville is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
    • Carthage
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • South Carthage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • South Carthage is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Rock City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock City is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Bluff Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
    • Chestnut Mound
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
    • Gordonsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Sumner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Westmoreland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sugar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Bledsoe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Bransford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Bransford is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
    • Chipman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chipman is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
    • Bethpage
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Fairfield is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Castalian Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogana
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rogana is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
    • Rock Bridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
  • Trousdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Johntown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Johntown is located in Trousdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
    • Hartsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilson County
    • Centerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Centerville is located in Wilson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
  • Allen County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Holland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Oak Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
    • Cedar Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • Scottsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Adolphus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Petroleum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
    • Halifax
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Halifax is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
    • Yesse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Yesse is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
    • Meador
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Meador is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
    • Red Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Halfway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Halfway is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Pope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Pope is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
    • Trammel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Trammel is located in Allen County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trammel
  • Barren County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Etoile
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Etoile is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
    • Nobob
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Nobob is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
    • Austin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Austin is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
    • Eighty Eight
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Eighty Eight is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
    • Lucas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kino
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kino is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
    • Haywood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Haywood is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
    • Rocky Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Hill is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
    • Glasgow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Glasgow is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <2>
    • Slick Rock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Slick Rock is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
    • Beckton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Beckton is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
    • Coral Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Coral Hill is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral Hill
    • Oil City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Oil City is located in Barren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Cumberland County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Cloyds Landing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
    • Dubre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Dubre is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
    • Leslie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Leslie is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Marrowbone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
    • Waterview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Waterview is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
    • Grider
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Grider is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
    • Burkesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dougan Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
  • Metcalfe County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Summer Shade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Beaumont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Randolph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Randolph is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Cedar Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
    • Edmonton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <2>
  • Monroe County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Gamaliel
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Akersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
    • Boles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
    • Mud Lick
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
    • Tompkinsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Forkton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
    • Hestand
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
    • Mount Hermon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
    • Meshack
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Meshack is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
    • Martinsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Warren County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.
    • Claypool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Claypool is located in Warren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
    • Martinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinsville is located in Warren County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winklers Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Winklers Crossroads.

Cemeteries Near Winklers Crossroads ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winklers 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 Winklers Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winklers Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.

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 Winklers Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Winklers Crossroads.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Winklers Crossroads, with the one closest to Winklers Crossroads listed first.

  • Walnut Shade
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
  • Gamaliel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Boiling Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clementsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clementsville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
  • Akersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
  • Miles Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
  • Emberton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Emberton is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberton
  • Flippin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Flippin is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
  • Boles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
  • North Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
  • Tompkinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mud Lick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mud Lick is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
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    • Fountain Run
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lafayette
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gibbs Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winklers Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winklers Crossroads.

Newspapers Published in Winklers 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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winklers Crossroads.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winklers Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winklers 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 Winklers Crossroads:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Winklers Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Winklers Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.