Welcome to Cross ...

Cross is located in Erie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cross, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cross is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cross is within the boundaries of the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Cross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cross - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Cross ...

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

• Erie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Erie is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
• Conneaut
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneaut
  • Conneaut is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneaut <4>
• Edinboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinboro
  • Edinboro is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinboro <4>
• Girard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
  • Girard is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
• Lake City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
• North Kingsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingsville
  • North Kingsville is located in Ashtabula County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Kingsville <4>
• Borough of Fairview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Fairview
  • Borough of Fairview is located in Erie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borough of Fairview <4>
• Albion
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Conneautville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conneautville
  • Conneautville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conneautville <4>
• Cranesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
  • Cranesville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross ...

Looking for more information about Cross? 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 Cross, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cross.

Adding Cross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cross in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cross was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cross.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.eriecountygov.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/