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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 northwest 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 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.

Crossroads is located in Camp 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 Camp County: Franklin, Marion, Morris, Titus, Upshur & Wood.

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:

  • Camp County     (The home county of Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Pine
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pine is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Pittsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Center Point is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Rocky Mound
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Harvard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Harvard is located in Camp County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
    • Leesburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Hughes Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Avinger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Marietta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Scroggins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Winnsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Purley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Purley is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purley
    • Mount Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Gregg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • East Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • East Mountain is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Seven Pines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Seven Pines is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
    • Warren City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Warren City is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Judson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksville City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Clarksville City is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Gladewater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Teneryville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Teneryville is located in Gregg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teneryville
    • White Oak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Harrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Morton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Morton is located in Harrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Harleton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenwood is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Pickton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Saltillo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Weaver
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Weaver is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Como
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Como is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <1>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Jackson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jackson is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Macedonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Macedonia is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Sarber
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sarber is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarber
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Cason
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Lone Star
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Daingerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Omaha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Naples
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
  • Titus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Miller's Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Cookville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Winfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Green Hill is located in Titus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
    • Talco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Upshur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Ewell
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ewell is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • LaFayette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • Simpsonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Thomas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Thomas is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Bettie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bettie is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Piney Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Delrose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Delrose is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • Grice
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
    • Coffeeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Gilmer
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kelsey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Kelsey is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Rosewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
    • Rhonesboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rhonesboro is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhonesboro
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Perryville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Perryville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
    • Stout
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Stout is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Pine Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Mills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
    • Cartwright
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cartwright is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
    • Hainesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hainesville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesville
    • Hawkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Coke is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
    • Forest Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Forest Hill is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Quitman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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.

  • Lawton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bolton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Smart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Christian Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pittsburg.
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosehill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6473 <2>
  • Crossroad Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Ridge Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Pittsburg.
    • The Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Hope Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374801 <2>
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Handsome Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Simpsonville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...

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 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.

  • Pittsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ewell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ewell is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
  • LaFayette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
  • Simpsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Bettie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bettie is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
  • Leesburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cason
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Grice is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
  • Coffeeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
  • Monticello
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Monticello is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Gilmer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Macon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Macon is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mount Pleasant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Daingerfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pritchett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Pritchett is located in Upshur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett

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 55 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 25 miles [40.2 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 first turn to 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:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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'.
<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 Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.