Cross Roads, Delaware County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Cross Roads
Pushpin Map:	Indiana#USA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Delaware
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Salem
Coordinates:	40.0917°N -85.4997°W
Elevation Ft:	974
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	47334
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-16050^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	433188

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

History

The first store at Cross Roads opened in 1832.^[2] The community was named for the fact two roads meet at the town site.^[3]

A post office was established at Cross Roads in 1879, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901.^[4]

References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
2. Book: A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana, Volume 1 . Lewis Publishing Company . Kemper, William Harrison . 1908 . 102.
3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 106. ...the settlement's location at the crossing of two roads..
4. Web site: Delaware County . Jim Forte Postal History . 3 September 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140904094934/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Delaware . 4 September 2014 .