History · Crossgate

Crossgate’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Crossgate. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Crossgate is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Crossgate had a population of 221.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 225 people in 2010, 221 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1967.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Crossgate yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Crossgate is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Crossgate has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Herr-Rudy Family Houses in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government, 0.3 miles away.