2 0 0 0 . ▁Cross ville ▁is ▁located ▁at op ▁Sand ▁Mountain , ▁a ▁southern ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land ▁Pl ate au . ▁ ▁History ▁Cross ville ▁is ▁a ▁far ming ▁community ▁in ▁n ortheast ▁Alabama , ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁sand stone ▁plate au ▁of ▁Sand ▁Mountain . ▁The ▁native ▁pe op les ▁called ▁the ▁plate au ▁R acco on ▁Mountain . ▁It ▁holds ▁some ▁historical ▁significance ▁for ▁having ▁figured ▁tang entially ▁in ▁the ▁Creek ▁War .. ▁The ▁area ' s ▁soil , ▁game , ▁climate , ▁and ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁streams ▁proved ▁attract ive ▁to ▁sett lers , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁drawn ▁there ▁from ▁neighbor ing ▁states ▁following ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁C ree ks .. ▁ ▁Sand ▁Mountain ▁lay ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁that ▁included ▁disput ed ▁borders ▁between ▁the ▁C ree ks ▁and ▁the ▁Ch ero kee . ▁Although ▁Alabama ▁became ▁a ▁state ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 , ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁much ▁of ▁northern ▁Alabama ▁was ▁still ▁officially ▁Ch ero kee ▁territory . ▁However , ▁white ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁increased ▁stead ily , ▁coming ▁to ▁a ▁head ▁with ▁the ▁gold ▁r ush ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁mountains ▁of ▁north west ▁Georgia . ▁While ▁gold ▁supplies ▁began ▁to ▁dw ind le , ▁soon ▁e cli ps ed ▁by ▁the ▁California ▁Gold ▁R ush , ▁the ▁settlement ▁by ▁white ▁far mers ▁continued ▁and ▁played ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁Ch ero kee , ▁Creek