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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 Crossroads Community Centery (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 Community Centery. 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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast 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 north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes 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/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Crossroads Community Centery is located in Cass County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Miller (AR), Caddo (LA), Bowie, Marion & Morris.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Crossroads Community Centery)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads Community Centery, with the one closest to Crossroads Community Centery listed first.
    • Hughes Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marietta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Red Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Red Hill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Bryans Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
    • Avinger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Douglassville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kildare
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bivins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Atlanta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Queen City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Huffins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Huffins is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffins
    • Springdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Springdale is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Bowie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads Community Centery, with the one closest to Crossroads Community Centery listed first.
    • Bassett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bassett is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
    • Carbondale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Simms
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dalby Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
    • Maud
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Maud is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
    • Boston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Boston is located in Bowie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
    • Redwater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • New Boston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • De Kalb
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Camp County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads Community Centery, with the one closest to Crossroads Community Centery listed first.
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Harvard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Harvard is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Pittsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Rocky Mound
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Leesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads Community Centery, with the one closest to Crossroads Community Centery listed first.
    • Harleton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Morton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Morton is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads Community Centery, with the one closest to Crossroads Community Centery listed first.
    • Sarber
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sarber is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
    • Kellyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kellyville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
    • Lodi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jackson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jackson is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Macedonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Macedonia is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Jefferson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads Community Centery, with the one closest to Crossroads Community Centery listed first.
    • Rocky Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Daingerfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Naples
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Naples is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Former name for Naples:
      • Station Belden
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naples <1>
    • Jenkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Omaha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Star
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cason
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads Community Centery, with the one closest to Crossroads Community Centery listed first.
    • Cookville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Green Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads Community Centery, with the one closest to Crossroads Community Centery listed first.
    • Coffeeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • LaFayette
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • Ore City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ewell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Diana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • James
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • James is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
    • Graceton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Graceton is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
    • Bettie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bettie is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Delrose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Delrose is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • Indian Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock

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

Cemeteries Near Crossroads Community Centery ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crossroads Community Centery.

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 Community Centery - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Dennis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rankin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Wakefield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Day Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Union Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Boon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Flat Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jones Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.<2>

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

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

  • Hughes Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardis is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Marietta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
  • Daingerfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Almira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Almira is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almira
  • Cusseta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cusseta is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta
  • Omaha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Avinger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Red Hill is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Bryans Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryans Mill is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Mill
  • Cason
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Linden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lanier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lanier is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier
    • O'Farrell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • O'Farrell is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Farrell

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

Newspapers Published in Crossroads Community Centery ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crossroads Community Centery.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crossroads Community Centery, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Crossroads Community Centery.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Crossroads Community Centery:

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 Community Centery, 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 Community Centery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.