Cross Roads, Douglas County, Missouri

Cross Roads, Missouri
Historic community
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Coordinates: 36°51′01″N 92°51′16″W[1]
Country	U. S. A.
State	Missouri
County	Douglas County
Elevation [1]	376 m (1,234 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	749532[1]

Cross Roads is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] Cross Roads is in the southwest corner of the county on Missouri Route DD, west of Missouri Route 76.[2] It is located on the edge of the Mark Twain National Forest.[2]

History

A post office called Cross Roads was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1959.[3] The community was named after the intersection at the original town site.[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross Roads, Douglas County, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
4. "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.