Cross Roads, St. Francois County, Missouri

Cross Roads is an unincorporated community in St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A post office called Cross Roads was established in 1858, and remained in operation until 1862.^[2] The community was named for a road junction near the town site.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross Roads, St. Francois County, Missouri
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
↑ "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Saint Francois County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Farmington
Cities	Bismarck Bonne Terre Desloge Farmington Iron Mountain Lake Leadington Leadwood Park Hills
Townships	Big River Iron Liberty Marion Pendleton Perry Randolph St. Francois
CDPs	Doe Run Frankclay Terre du Lac Wortham
Other unincorporated communities	Blackwell Cross Roads De Lassus Derby French Village Gumbo Halifax Hamilton Town Hazel Run Hurryville Iron Mountain Knob Lick Koester Libertyville Loughboro Mineral City Middlebrook‡ Mitchell Ogborn Rock Springs Settletown Silver Springs Syenite
Ghost town	Valley Forge
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°39′57″N 90°14′48″W / 37.66583°N 90.24667°W / 37.66583; -90.24667

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