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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 (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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Crossroads is located in Delta 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 Delta County: Fannin, Hopkins, Hunt & Lamar.

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:

  • Delta County     (The home county of Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Enloe
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ben Franklin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cooper
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Klondike
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Gap
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jot-Em-Down
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
      • Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
      • Mohegan
      • Muddig Prairie
    • Charleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Needmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Needmore is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Dial
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Ladonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Honey Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Allen Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Windom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Allens Chapel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Hail
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Hail is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
    • Gober
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Dodd City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Carson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Carson is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
  • Franklin County
    • Hagansport
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hagansport is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagansport
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Peerless
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
    • Posey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Posey is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Tira
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tira is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • Birthright
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Birthright is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
    • Nelta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Nelta is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
    • Ridgeway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
    • Dike
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sulphur Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Brashear
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Cumby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Rockdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Yowell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
    • Jardin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Commerce
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairlie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
    • Aberfoyle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
    • South Sulphur
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
    • Wolfe City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Campbell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Neylandville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Jacobia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jacobia is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
    • White Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Celeste
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Gadston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Gadston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
    • Roxton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Howland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Howland is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
    • Atlas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
    • Broadway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Broadway is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
    • Ambia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
    • High
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • High is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
    • Glory
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Glory is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
    • Brookston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Petty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Biardstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Biardstown is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
  • Red River County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Halesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Halesboro is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesboro
    • Bogata
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <1>
    • Detroit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty

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.

  • Simmons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Baptist Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Camp Shed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Waller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • McGlasson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Giles Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Restland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Restland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Roxton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6337 <3>
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brush Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lake Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Cooper.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317700 <3>
  • Continue List   (199 more) ...
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Topping Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Denton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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.

  • Ben Franklin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cooper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mount Joy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Joy is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Prattville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Prattville is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Lake Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Roxton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gough
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gough is located in Delta County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gough
  • Noble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Noble is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Pecan Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Broadway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Broadway is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Atlas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlas is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Dial
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dial is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Charleston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Charleston is located in Delta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
    • Ambia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ambia is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • High
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • High is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High

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 63 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 23 miles [37 km]<2>. 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 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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'.
<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 Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.