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Crosstown, Missouri is an unincorporated settlement in Perry County, Missouri

Perry County, Missouri

Perry County is a county located in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the county's population was 18,132. In 2008 the population was estimated to be 18,743. Its county seat is Perryville. The county was officially organized on November 16, 1820 from Ste...

, near the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

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It is most notable for being devastated by an F4 tornado

Late-September 2006 Tornado Outbreak

The Late-September 2006 tornado outbreak was a significant tornado outbreak that occurred across a large swath of the Central United States from September 21 – September 23, 2006. Fifty-three tornadoes were confirmed over the three days, with 32 of them occurring on September 22....

on September 22, 2006, although no one was killed.

Crosstown does have three churches in the very small community. There is the St. James Catholic Church. The baptist church is Bethlehem Baptist Church, which was destroyed by the tornado. All that was leaft was the foundation. the church congregation decided to rebuild at the same location. The Lutheran church is Zion Lutheran Church of Crosstown. After the tornado, there wasn't a roof or windows in the building. Miraculusly, the Catholic Church had no real damage done except the stain glass windows were all broken.