Cross Roads, Douglas County, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Historic community in Missouri, U. S. A.

36°51′01″N 92°51′16″W / 36.85028°N 92.85444°W / 36.85028; -92.85444^[1]CountryU. S. A.StateMissouriCountyDouglas CountyElevation

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376 m (1,234 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID749532^[1]

Cross Roads is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.^[1] Cross Roads is in the southwest corner of the county on Missouri Route DD, west of Missouri Route 76.^[2] It is located on the edge of the Mark Twain National Forest.^[2]

History

A post office called Cross Roads was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1959.^[3] The community was named after the intersection at the original town site.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross Roads, Douglas County, Missouri
^ ^a ^b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)