A brush-arbor camp meeting of Baptists was held at the point where the road from Athens to Wildcat Ferry and the road from Malakoff to Palestine intersected, and gave the location the name "Cross Roads." The first permanent building in the area was a church, which was erected after the Union-Center school moved from Thompson's Mill to the Cross Roads location.
A Baptist camp meeting took place at the intersection of roads leading from Athens and Wildcat Ferry, and Malakoff and Palestine. This location became known as "Cross Roads" due to its significance in the community. The first permanent building erected in the area was a church, which followed the relocation of the Union-Center school from Thompson's Mill to Cross Roads.