Crosstown, Missouri

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

Crosstown, Missouri
unincorporated community
Crosstown, Missouri, roadsign
Location of Perry County, Missouri
Coordinates: 37°44′47″N 89°43′40″W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Perry
Township	Salem
Elevation	564 [1] ft (172 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	63775
Area code(s)	573
FIPS code	29-17560 [2]
GNIS feature ID	716539 [3]

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.[4][5] The post office operated from 1886–1954 [6]

It is most notable for being devastated by an F4 tornado on September 22, 2006, although no one was killed.[7]

2006 Tornado

On September 22, 2006, significant destruction and damage were caused by an F4 tornado.[8]

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  Tornado 2006 damage
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  Tornado destruction
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  Tornado destruction
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  Tornado destruction
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  Tornado destruction
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  Tornado destruction
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  Zion Lutheran rebuilt following 2006 tornado

Community

Crosstown has three churches in the community. There is St. James Catholic Church, which was founded in 1890.[9] 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.[10] 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.

Gallery

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  Old Earl Farrar General Store
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  St. James Roman Catholic Church
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  Zion Lutheran Church
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  Bethlehem Baptist Church

References

1. Missouri Hometown Locator http://missouri.hometownlocator.com/mo/perry/crosstown.cfm
2. US-Zip.com http://www.us-zip.org/missouri/farrar/
3. Roadside Thoughts.com "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2013-07-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Bill Earngey (1995). "Missouri Roadsides: The Traveler's Companion". ISBN 9780826210210. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Missouri State Historical Society http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_perry.html
6. Missouri Postal History.com "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. "Crosstown residents talk about F4 tornado four years later". KFVS12 News. September 22, 2010.
8. Jennifer Freeze (September 26, 2006). "'Tornado took it all'". Southeast Missourian.
9. Archdiocese of Saint Louis: Parishes http://archstl.org/app/directory/parishes/1000178
10. Lutheran.com: churches by state "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-07-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)