Welcome to Banks Crossing ...

Banks Crossing is located in Banks County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Banks Crossing: Banks Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Banks Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Banks Crossing.

Banks Crossing is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Banks Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Banks Crossing: (706) and (762)<4>

Communities near Banks Crossing ...

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

• Dalton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 33,665 people
• Dry Pond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
  • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
• Braselton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braselton
  • Braselton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braselton <5>
• Jefferson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Commerce
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <5>
• Cornelia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
  • Cornelia is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelia <5>
• Madison Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Springs
  • Madison Springs is located in Madison County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,210 people
  • Former name for Madison Springs:
  • Alexanderville
• Baldwin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Habersham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
• Lula
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
  • Lula is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <5>
• Maysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Banks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>

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 Banks Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Banks Crossing.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Banks Crossing. 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 Banks Crossing.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Banks Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Banks Crossing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Banks Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Banks Crossing? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Banks Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Banks Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Banks Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Banks County: www.bankscountyga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/