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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 Cross (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 Cross. 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 and doctors 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.

Cross is located in Grimes County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grimes County: Brazos, Madison, Montgomery, Walker, Waller & Washington.

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

  • Grimes County     (The home county of Cross)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross, with the one closest to Cross listed first.
    • Iola
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
      • Iola is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <2>
    • Bedias
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Roans Prairie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roans Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roans Prairie
      • Roans Prairie is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roans Prairie <2>
    • Shiro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Anderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Grimes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <2>
    • Apolonia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apolonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
      • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
    • Richards
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
      • Richards is located in Grimes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richards <2>
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross, with the one closest to Cross listed first.
    • Kurten
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Edge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
      • Edge is located in Brazos County
    • Wixon Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
      • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Tabor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Boonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Boonville is located in Brazos County
    • Bryan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
      • Bryan is located in Brazos County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <2>
    • College Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wellborn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
    • Millican
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Stone City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
    • Allen Farm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
      • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
  • Burleson County
    • Snook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
      • Snook is located in Burleson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <2>
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross, with the one closest to Cross listed first.
    • Normangee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normangee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
      • Normangee is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <2>
    • Wealthy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
      • Wealthy is located in Leon County
    • Hilltop Lakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Flynn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flynn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
      • Flynn is located in Leon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flynn <2>
    • Leona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Leon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona <2>
    • Middleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
      • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross, with the one closest to Cross listed first.
    • Zulch ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • Zulch is located in Madison County
    • North Zulch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • George
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
      • George is located in Madison County
    • Madisonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross, with the one closest to Cross listed first.
    • Wheelock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Benchley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
    • New Baden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
      • Ridge is located in Robertson County
    • Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
    • Mumford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <2>
    • Elliot
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
    • Hearne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <2>
    • Owensville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensville
      • Owensville is located in Robertson County
  • Walker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross, with the one closest to Cross listed first.
    • Wesley Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
      • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
    • Goshen ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Goshen is located in Walker County

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

Cemeteries Near Cross ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cross.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Enon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Willow Hole Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Hole Cemetery
    • The Willow Hole Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Willow Hole Church Cemetery
    • Willowhole Cemetery
    • Willowhole Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #290864 <5>
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tryson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tryson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tryson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nash Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nash Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oxford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fridel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fridel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fridel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...
    • Keefer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keefer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keefer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Holuber Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holuber Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holuber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kurten Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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.<7>

While we didn't find Cross in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cross.

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

  • Iola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Iola is located in Grimes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <2>
  • Zulch ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zulch came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
    • Zulch is located in Madison County
  • Bedias
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kurten
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Keith
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
    • Keith is located in Grimes County
  • Harvey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Harvey is located in Brazos County
  • Madisonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tabor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
    • Tabor is located in Brazos County
  • Bryan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Bryan is located in Brazos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <2>
  • College Station
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Roans Prairie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roans Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roans Prairie
    • Roans Prairie is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roans Prairie <2>
  • Wheelock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Connor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
      • Connor is located in Madison County
    • Benchley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County
    • Wellborn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cross. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cross.

Newspapers Published in Cross ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cross, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cross.

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 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 Cross:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cross. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cross) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8102, Longitude: -96.1030       In this case, the coordinates for Cross have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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