Welcome to Cross Hill ...

The town of Cross Hill is located in Laurens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cross Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cross Hill has a population of 511 people<2> (see below for details).

Cross Hill is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Cross Hill: (864)

The ZIP code for Cross Hill: 29332<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cross Hill had an population of 511 people. This is an increase of 0.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cross Hill had a population of 507 people. This makes Cross Hill the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Cross Hill represents 0.01% of the population of South Carolina (which has 4,625,364 people), making it the state's 188th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 507 people, the population of Cross Hill decreased 15.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 601 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cross Hill.

Communities Also Named Cross Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Cross Hill - they are located in Maine and Ontario.

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

Communities near Cross Hill ...

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

• Greenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
• Laurens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <5>
• Clinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Ware Shoals
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <5>
• Ninety Six
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six
  • Ninety Six is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninety Six <5>
• Waterloo
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <5>
• Silverstreet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <5>
• Hodges
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
  • Hodges is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <5>
• Chappells
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappells
  • Chappells is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chappells <5>
• Mountville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
  • Mountville is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountville <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 Cross Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cross Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross Hill ...

Looking for more information about Cross Hill? 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 Cross Hill, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cross Hill.

Adding Cross Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cross Hill 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 Cross Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cross Hill post office opened in 1835.

We also found Cross Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cross Hill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/