Cross Junction, Virginia
Encyclopedia
Cross Junction is an unincorporated community in northern Frederick County
, Virginia
, USA. Cross Junction is located on the North Frederick Pike (U.S. Highway 522) at its intersection with Collinsville Road. Cross Junction also encompasses the residential communities at Lake Holiday to the south.
s and springs
. It is the traditional home of the indigenous
Shawnee
, who had a settlement and court
at Shawnee Springs. A few old farms in the area are owned mostly descendants of the founders of the European-American community, which dated from the 18th century. Some date back to the days when George Washington
first visited the land and surveyed it.
Cross Junction has rolling farm land which is modestly priced. Of the handful of housing developments. Lake Holiday is the largest. There is no fire or EMS department in Cross Junction. The closest fire departments are those of Gainesboro
and Reynolds Store, Virginia
, 5–6 miles away. Each of these departments have an ISO rating of 9, so home owners' insurance in this area can be expensive.
of about 800 homes and more than 1,000 building lots. This is the primary residential area in Cross Junction; it is built around a large, 240 acre (0.9712464 km²) manmade lake, from which the community derives its name.
Frederick County, Virginia
Frederick County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is included in the Winchester, Virginia-West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was formed in 1743 by the splitting of Orange County. For ten years it was the home of George Washington. As of 2010, the population was...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, USA. Cross Junction is located on the North Frederick Pike (U.S. Highway 522) at its intersection with Collinsville Road. Cross Junction also encompasses the residential communities at Lake Holiday to the south.
History and terrain
Cross Junction and its environs consist of rain-fed streamStream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
s and springs
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
. It is the traditional home of the indigenous
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
Shawnee
Shawnee
The Shawnee, Shaawanwaki, Shaawanooki and Shaawanowi lenaweeki, are an Algonquian-speaking people native to North America. Historically they inhabited the areas of Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Western Maryland, Kentucky, Indiana, and Pennsylvania...
, who had a settlement and court
Court
A court is a form of tribunal, often a governmental institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law...
at Shawnee Springs. A few old farms in the area are owned mostly descendants of the founders of the European-American community, which dated from the 18th century. Some date back to the days when George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
first visited the land and surveyed it.
Cross Junction has rolling farm land which is modestly priced. Of the handful of housing developments. Lake Holiday is the largest. There is no fire or EMS department in Cross Junction. The closest fire departments are those of Gainesboro
Gainesboro, Virginia
Gainesboro is an unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia. Gainesboro is located northwest of Winchester off of the North Frederick Pike on Gainesboro Road...
and Reynolds Store, Virginia
Reynolds Store, Virginia
Reynolds Store is an unincorporated community in northern Frederick County, Virginia. Reynolds Store is located along the North Frederick Pike at its crossroads with Cumberland Trail Road and Reynolds Road...
, 5–6 miles away. Each of these departments have an ISO rating of 9, so home owners' insurance in this area can be expensive.
Lake Holiday
Previously known as "The Summit", Lake Holiday is a gated communityGated community
In its modern form, a gated community is a form of residential community or housing estate containing strictly-controlled entrances for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, and often characterized by a closed perimeter of walls and fences. Gated communities usually consist of small residential...
of about 800 homes and more than 1,000 building lots. This is the primary residential area in Cross Junction; it is built around a large, 240 acre (0.9712464 km²) manmade lake, from which the community derives its name.