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 The 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 The 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 The 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for The Cross Roads: Cross Rds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named The Cross Roads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for The 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 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.
The Cross Roads is located in Russell 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 Russell County: Buchanan, Dickenson, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington & Wise.
Below are the counties that are near The Cross Roads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Cross Roads:
- Russell County (The home county of The Cross Roads)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Creswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Dickensonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Jessees Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Kiser ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kiser is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Carterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Bickley Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bickley Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Mill
- Castlewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Artrip
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Artrip is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip
- Barnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnett is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Bristol City
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Virginia Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buchanan County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Council
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rowe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rowe is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe
- Leemaster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Leemaster is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemaster
- Mavisdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mavisdale is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mavisdale
- Janey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Janey is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janey
- Vansant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Royal City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Royal City is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal City
- Grundy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dickenson County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Carrie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carrie is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie
- Bucu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bucu is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucu
- Herald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Herald is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herald
- Aily
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aily is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aily
- Nora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nora is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Omaha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Omaha is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Clinchco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
- Haysi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clintwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarpon is located in Dickenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon
- Norton City
- Norton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Grigbys Store
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grigbys Store is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigbys Store
- Nickelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dungannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Maces Spring
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Hiltons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Fort Blackmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lano is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lano
- Gate City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Yuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Smyth County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Allison Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Allison Gap is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Gap
- Cardwell Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cardwell Town is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Town
- Saltville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Chilhowie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Broadford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Seven Mile Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Tazewell County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Paintlick
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Paintlick is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintlick
- Raven
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Raven is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Red Ash
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Red Ash is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
- Richlands
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeleburg
- Cedar Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill
- Pounding Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Craigs Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Holston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Brumley Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
- Greendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Lowland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Benhams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benhams
- Rust Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leonard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Burson Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burson Place is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burson Place
- Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Glenford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenford
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Abingdon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Wise County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Dwina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
- Coeburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hamilton town is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton town
- Wise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Esserville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Esserville is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esserville
- Blackwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blackwood is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Carter County (TN)
- Buladeen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Winchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- Shingletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Fuller
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Bristol
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Collingwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Holston Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Walnut Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Akard Addition
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
- Cross
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Ruthton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Beechnut City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beechnut City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechnut City
- Mill Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Blountville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Cross Roads, see our County-by-County Page for The Cross Roads.
Cemeteries Near The Cross Roads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The 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 The Cross Roads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Cross Roads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Phelps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chafin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kiser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jessee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jessee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (1374 more) ...
- Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tignor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Candler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 The Cross Roads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Cross Roads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Cross Roads, with the one closest to The Cross Roads listed first.
- Hansonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hansonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
- Hawkins Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkins Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Mill
- Creswell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Bolton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Dickensonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dickensonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensonville
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jessees Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill
- Willow Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Alum Wells
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
- Craigs Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
- Holston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cleveland is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Carterton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carterton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Brumley Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Cross Roads. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Cross Roads.
Newspapers Published in The 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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Cross Roads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Cross Roads, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Cross Roads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 The Cross Roads:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Russell County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol City
- Buchanan County
- Dickenson County
- Norton City
- Scott County
- Smyth County
- Tazewell County
- Washington County
- Wise County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- The Cross Roads) 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 The Cross Roads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |