Cross Roads, Delaware County, Indiana

Cross Roads
Unincorporated community

Richwood Evangelical Lutheran Church, a historic site at Cross Roads
Cross Roads
Cross Roads
Coordinates: 40°05′30″N 85°29′59″W / 40.09167°N 85.49972°W / 40.09167; -85.49972Coordinates: 40°05′30″N 85°29′59″W / 40.09167°N 85.49972°W / 40.09167; -85.49972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Delaware
Township Salem
Elevation 971 ft (296 m)
ZIP code 47334
FIPS code 18-16050[1]
GNIS feature ID 433188[2]

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 discotinued in 1901.[5]

Geography

Cross Roads is located at 40°05′30″N 85°29′59″W / 40.09167°N 85.49972°W / 40.09167; -85.49972.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Cross Roads, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  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 4 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.


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