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 Cross Roads (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 Roads. 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.
Name Variations for Cross Roads ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cross Roads: Cross Rds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cross Roads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross Roads.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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 Roads is located in Franklin County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Bedford, Floyd, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania & Roanoke.
Below are the counties that are near Cross Roads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cross Roads:
- Franklin County (The home county of Cross Roads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Ferrum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prilliman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barfoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barfoot is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Sydnorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Gogginsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Rocky Mount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boones Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Villa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Burnt Chimney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Goodview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Radford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Pike City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pike City is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Dugspur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nester is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Pizarro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Haycock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Simpsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Poff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Poff is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
- Terrys Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
- Floyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sowers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sowers is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Duncan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Indian Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Oak Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Bassett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanleytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Villa Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Horse Pasture
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Laurel Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Leatherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leatherwood is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Chatmoss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatmoss is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmoss
- Ridgeway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville City
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Alleghany Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Pilot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shawsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Oak Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rogers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Houchins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Old Farm Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Raintree Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Riner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elliston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Christiansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Childress
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Patrick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Dodson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Charity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Elamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Woolwine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Critz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Patrick Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stuart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Meadows of Dan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nettleridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Peters Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
- Carters Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Grady
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Museville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Worlds
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Swansonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Swansonville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansonville
- Pulaski County
- Snowville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Radford City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Radford Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Radford Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
- Simpkins Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Bent Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Wabun
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Vinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Montgomery Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Hanging Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Rockingham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Matrimony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matrimony is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matrimony
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Stokes County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Amostown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Amostown is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amostown
- Campbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Oak Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Aarons Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
- Sandy Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawsonville is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Snow Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cross Roads, see our County-by-County Page for Cross Roads.
Cemeteries Near Cross Roads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cross Roads.
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 Cross Roads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cross Roads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spencer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Adkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Goode Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Continue List (862 more) ...
- Hale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- McAlexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Cross Roads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cross Roads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cross Roads, with the one closest to Cross Roads listed first.
- Endicott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Endicott is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
- Prilliman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Dodson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Callaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Callaway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Pizarro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pizarro is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
- Charity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Junta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Junta is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junta
- Haycock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Oak Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Elamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Simpsons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Copper Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sydnorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cross Roads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cross Roads.
Newspapers Published in Cross Roads ...
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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross Roads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cross Roads, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cross Roads.
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 Cross Roads:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Franklin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Carroll County
- Floyd County
- Henry County
- Martinsville City
- Montgomery County
- Patrick County
- Pittsylvania County
- Pulaski County
- Radford City
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Salem City
- Rockingham County
- Stokes County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Cross Roads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Roads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |