Cross Roads is an unincorporated community in Salem Township, Delaware County, Indiana.
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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
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross Roads, Delaware County, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Kemper, William Harrison (1908). A Twentieth Century History of Delaware County, Indiana, Volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 102.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Delaware County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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