▁Cross ville ▁from ▁Rome , ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁Gun ters ville , ▁Alabama , ▁via ▁stage co ach . ▁So on ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁U . S . ▁post ▁office , ▁with ▁A . C . ▁Cop eland ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁post master . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁George ▁Wy att ▁Justice ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁business ▁in ▁Cross ville , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁W . B . ▁Jones ▁installed ▁mach in ery ▁for ▁his ▁cot ton ▁mill s . ▁His ▁son ▁Lo y ▁Jones ▁( sp ouse - S ara ▁Jones ) ▁followed ▁his ▁foot steps ▁and ▁ran ▁a ▁once ▁successful ▁business ▁in ▁Cross ville . ▁Lo y ▁and ▁S ara ▁had ▁a ▁daughter ▁named ▁Pam , ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁named ▁Bla ke ▁and ▁Bl ane ▁R ale y . ▁The ▁Jones ▁family ▁was ▁vital ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁early ▁on ▁in ▁Cross ville . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁church ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Cross ville ▁area ▁was ▁a ▁Method ist ▁Epis cop al ▁Church ▁called ▁P ine ▁B ark ▁Church , ▁formed ▁just ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁The ▁community ' s ▁first ▁Bapt ist ▁church ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁at ▁Union ▁Gro ve ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁center . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁several ▁people ▁started ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁First ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁of ▁Cross ville . ▁A ▁new ▁san ctu ary ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9