Cross Roads, Delaware County, Indiana

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

For other uses, see Crossroads (disambiguation).
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
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDelaware
TownshipSalem
Elevation
971 ft (296 m)
ZIP code
47334
FIPS code18-16050[1]
GNIS feature ID433188[2]

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]

Geography

Cross Roads is located at 40°05′30″N 85°29′59″W.

References
  1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. 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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