Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Cross Roads in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cross Roads. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Hobbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Fisher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Roby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Roby is located in Fisher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roby <4>
- Claytonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Claytonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
- Claytonville is located in Fisher County
- Hitson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Sweetwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Nolan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
- Double Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Double Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
- Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
- Snyder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Snyder is located in Scurry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <4>
- Roscoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Roscoe is located in Nolan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
- Eskota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Neinda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Aspermont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont
- Aspermont is located in Stonewall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspermont <4>
- Loraine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loraine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
- Loraine is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loraine <4>
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Cross Roads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |