Cross Roads School, located about seven miles northeast of Coleman at the intersection of the Echo-Santa Anna and Coleman-Camp Colorado roads, was a consolidation of Camp Colorado, Union Hill, Watts Creek, and Lone Star schools, on land deeded by T. E. Keeney and wife, Lillian.  Camp Colorado, Union Hill, and Watts Creek consolidated in 1935.  Lone Star consolidated in 1936.  Buildings from these schools were moved to the Cross Roads locations and school was first held there in the fall of 1935.  Miss Mary Folk (later Mrs. Marvin Kemp)was principal.  Other teachers were Mrs. Jim (Esther) Dibrell and Mrs. Agee (Bertha) Edgerton.  Mrs. Garland (Zula) Abbey joined the faculty the next year.

Lawrence Keilers was principal in 1937 - 1938; other teachers were Bertha Edgerton, Esther Dibrell, Mary Folk, and Miss Alene Harper.  Enrollment was about 75.  Seven elementary grades and the first two grades of high school were taught at this time.

In 1938 - 1939 the principal was James Howell Martin, other teachers were Bertha Edgerton, Esther Dibrell, and Alene Harper.

Thomas R. Damron became principal in 1939 - 1940, other teachers were Bertha Edgerton, Esther Dibrell, Alene Harper, and Mrs. J. H. (Jana) Greenway.  The elementary students from the Echo school transferred to Cross Roads for this term.  Enrollment was about 75.  Mr. and Mrs. Damron and two daughters lived in a house that had been constructed on the school grounds.  Eight elementary grades and the first year of high school were being taught at Cross Roads.  Mr. Damron remained as principal through the 1941 - 1942 school term.  Miss Ollie Kuykendall, Bertha Edgerton, and Esther Dibrell were the other teachers.

Willie Lobstein and family lived across the road north of the school.  Four of the children attended school at Cross Roads.  Willie operated a service station and drove a school bus.  His wife, Leatrice, operated a small cafe where she cooked hamburgers for the school students.  Most of the students brought their lunches to school.  About 1940 a lunch room was opened at the school.  Through the years some of the lunch room personnel were: Irene Vaughan, Tom Mills, Mrs. L. A. (Mary) Wade, Mrs. J. T. (Gladys) Barnes, Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell, and Vivian Jennings.

For the 1942 - 1943 school term Mrs. Edna J. Williams was principal and the other teachers were Bertha Edgerton, Esther Dibrell, and Mrs. Ruth Brandenburg.  At the beginning of the 1943 - 1944 term, only the eight elementary grades were taught.  The high school students transferred to Coleman High School.  Edna J. Williams remained as principal through the 1944 - 1945 term, with Bertha Edgerton and Miss Rosemary Duggins as the other teachers.  Mrs. Marvin (Mary) Kemp became principal for the 1945 - 1946 school term.  Bertha Edgerton and Rosemary Duggins also taught this year.  For the 1946 - 1947 term, Mary Kemp was principal, Bertha Edgerton and Miss Virginia Jones were teachers.  Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Williams moved into the teacherage for the 1947 - 1948 term.  Mr. Williams served as principal and his wife, Anna, and Bertha Edgerton were the remaining teachers.  Only two teachers, Anna Williams and Bertha Edgerton, taught during the 1949 - 1950 term.  Enrollment had continued to decline.  Elgean Gilliam became principal in 1950 - 1951 with Bertha Edgerton as the other teacher.  Mr. Gilliam remained as principal in 1951 - 1952 and Mrs. Bennie Parsons (Rosemary Duggins) was the only other teacher.  This was the last term of school taught at Cross Roads.  Cross Roads School District became dormant and in 1955 consolidated with Coleman.  In July 1967, Alvie Clark and wife, Ruby Mae, bought the land.