Welcome to Crossett ...

The city of Crossett is located in Ashley County<1>.

The location of Crossett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crossett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crossett has a population of 4,815 people<3> (see below for details).

Crossett is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Crossett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Crossett lies within the (870) area code.

The ZIP code for Crossett: 71635<5>

Websites for Crossett ...

Official Website: www.cityofcrossett.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crossett had an population of 4,815 people. This is a decrease of 12.57% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 21.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crossett had a population of 5,507 people (which is 25.2% of the total population of Ashley County). This makes Crossett the county's most populous community.

The population of Crossett represents 0.19% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 58th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,507 people, the population of Crossett decreased 9.68% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,097 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crossett.

Communities Also Named Crossett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Crossett - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crossett.

Communities near Crossett ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crossett.

• Hamburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Ashley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <6>
• Huttig
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huttig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
  • Huttig is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
• Fountain Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
  • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
• Felsenthal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felsenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
  • Felsenthal is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
• Meridian
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Meridian is located in Ashley County
• Bolding
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolding
  • Bolding is located in Union County
• Johnsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
  • Johnsville is located in Bradley County
• Lapile
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapile
  • Lapile is located in Union County
• Long View Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
  • Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
• Ingalls
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Ingalls is located in Bradley County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crossett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crossett.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crossett. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crossett.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crossett. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Crossett.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crossett ...

Looking for more information about Crossett? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crossett, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crossett.

Adding Crossett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crossett in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crossett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Crossett post office opened in 1902.

We also found Crossett mentioned on a train schedule titled Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crossett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Crossett: www.cityofcrossett.net/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/