Cross Roads
Unincorporated community
Richwood Evangelical Lutheran Church, a historic site at Cross Roads
Richwood Evangelical Lutheran Church, a historic site at Cross Roads
Cross Roads is located in Indiana
Cross Roads
Cross Roads
Cross Roads is located in the United States
Cross Roads
Cross Roads
Coordinates: 40°05′30″N 85°29′59″W / 40.09167°N 85.49972°W / 40.09167; -85.49972
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDelaware
TownshipSalem
Elevation
[1]
974 ft (297 m)
ZIP code
47334
FIPS code18-16050[2]
GNIS feature ID433188[1]

Cross Roads is an unincorporated community in Salem Township, Delaware County, Indiana.

History

The first store at Cross Roads opened in 1832.[3] The community was named for the fact two roads meet at the town site.[4]

A post office was established at Cross Roads in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross Roads, Delaware County, Indiana
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ Kemper, William Harrison (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 102.
  4. ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...the settlement's location at the crossing of two roads.
  5. ^ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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