Crosstown, Missouri

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Crosstown, Missouri
unincorporated community
Crosstown, Missouri, roadsign.jpg
Crosstown, Missouri, roadsign
Map of Missouri highlighting Perry County.svg
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°44′47″N89°43′40″W / 37.74639°N 89.72778°W / 37.74639; -89.72778
Country United States
State Missouri
County Perry
Township Salem
Elevation
[1]
564 ft (172 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
63775
Area code 573
FIPS code 29-17560 [2]
GNIS feature ID716539 [1]

Crosstown is an unincorporated settlement situated in Salem Township in Perry County, Missouri, United States, near the Mississippi River.

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History

Crosstown was settled in 1840s as a farming community, but never had a name until a post office was established which was reportedly named for its crossroads location. [3] [4] The post office operated from 1886–1954 [5]

It is most notable for being devastated by an F4 tornado on September 22, 2006, although no one was killed. [6]

2006 Tornado

On September 22, 2006, significant destruction and damage were caused by an F4 tornado. [7]

Community

Crosstown has three churches in the community. There is St. James Catholic Church, which was founded in 1890. [8] The Baptist church is Bethlehem Baptist Church, which was destroyed by the tornado in 2006, except for the foundation. The church congregation decided to rebuild at the same location and consecrated their new church in 2007. The Lutheran church is Zion Lutheran Church of Crosstown. [9] The tornado destroyed the roof and all the windows in the building. Miraculously, the Catholic Church had no real damage done except the stained glass windows all being broken.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crosstown, Missouri
  2. ↑ US-Zip.com http://www.us-zip.org/missouri/farrar/
  3. ↑ Bill Earngey (1995). Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion. ISBN   9780826210210.
  4. ↑ Missouri State Historical Society http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html Archived March 31, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Missouri Postal History.com "Perry". Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Crosstown residents talk about F4 tornado four years later". KFVS12 News. September 22, 2010.
  7. ↑ Jennifer Freeze (September 26, 2006). "'Tornado took it all'". Southeast Missourian.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ Archdiocese of Saint Louis: Parishes http://archstl.org/app/directory/parishes/1000178
  9. ↑ Lutheran.com: churches by state "LCMS Lutheran Churches in Crosstown, Missouri". Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013.


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