Cross Roads, Delaware County, Indiana

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Richwood Evangelical Lutheran Church, a historic site at Cross Roads
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Coordinates: 40°05′30″N85°29′59″W / 40.09167°N 85.49972°W / 40.09167; -85.49972
Country United States
State Indiana
County Delaware
Township Salem
Elevation
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974 ft (297 m)
ZIP code
47334
FIPS code 18-16050 [2]
GNIS feature ID433188 [1]

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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross Roads, Delaware County, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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 September 4, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.