Cross Roads, Ripley County, Indiana

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Cross Roads
Coordinates: 39°16′46″N85°14′30″W / 39.27944°N 85.24167°W / 39.27944; -85.24167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Ripley
Township Laughery
Elevation
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958 ft (292 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47006
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID433187 [1]

Cross Roads is an unincorporated community in Laughery Township, Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

The community was so named for the fact it originally contained a store at a crossroads. [2] An old variant name of the community was called Spanglerville. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross Roads, Ripley County, Indiana
  2. 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. ..had a store here and it was located where two roads crossed...
  3. "USGS detail on Cross Roads - Variant Citation" . Retrieved March 5, 2017.