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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Box Elder County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Box Elder County: Cassia (ID), Oneida (ID), Elko (NV), Cache, Tooele & Weber.

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:

  • Box Elder County     (The home county of Crossroads)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Elwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Elwood is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
    • Tremonton
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Deweyville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Former names for Deweyville:
      • Dewey Spring
      • Dewey
      • Empey's Spring
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
    • Garland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Collinston is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
    • Cropley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Cropley is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropley
    • Crystal Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Madsen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Madsen is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen
    • Riverside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bradford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Bradford is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bear River City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bear River City is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
      • Bear River City has also been known as:
      • Bear River
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear River City <1>
    • Bear River Fort ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Bear River Fort is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River Fort
    • Bothwell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bothwell is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
  • Cache County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Mendon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Ballard Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ballard Junction is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Junction
    • Petersboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Petersboro is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersboro
    • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cache Junction is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
    • Cache
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cache is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
    • Benson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Benson is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Newton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Greenville is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Hyrum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Logan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Logan is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
      • Former name for Logan:
      • Fort Logan
      • Logan has also been known as:
      • Logan City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>
    • Nibley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Nibley is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,168 people
    • Clarkston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Weber County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Pleasant View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant View is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,808 people
    • Farr West
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Plain City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Plain City is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
    • Willow Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Creek is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
    • North Ogden Fort ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • North Ogden Fort is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ogden Fort
    • North Ogden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Warren
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Warren is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Harrisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Harrisville is located in Weber County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,845 people
  • Franklin County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Utida
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
    • Weston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Weston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <1>
    • Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <1>
    • Whitney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Preston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Preston is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <1>
    • Cherryville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cherryville is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Oneida County (ID)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crossroads, with the one closest to Crossroads listed first.
    • Woodruff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodruff is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
    • Cherry Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cherry Creek is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
    • Samaria
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Samaria is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Gwenford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Gwenford is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwenford

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.

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.

  • Deweyville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Deweyville is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Former names for Deweyville:
    • Dewey Spring
    • Dewey
    • Empey's Spring
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deweyville <1>
  • Collinston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Collinston is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
  • Bear River City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bear River City is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
    • Bear River City has also been known as:
    • Bear River
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear River City <1>
  • Honeyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mendon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Corinne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cache Junction is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Junction
  • Wellsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Benson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Benson is located in Cache County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Newton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Connor ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Connor is located in Box Elder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
    • Former names for Connor:
    • Balfour
    • Hansen
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Brigham City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brigham City is located in Box Elder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,717 people
      • Former names for Brigham City:
      • Box Elder
      • Youngsville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brigham City <1>
    • Hyrum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Logan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Logan is located in Cache County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,680 people
      • Former name for Logan:
      • Fort Logan
      • Logan has also been known as:
      • Logan City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <1>

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 47 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]<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 professional and volunteer 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.