Welcome to Keys Crossing ...
Keys Crossing is located in the Texas Panhandle.
Keys Crossing is located in Brown County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Keys Crossing: Keys Xing.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Keys Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Keys Crossing.
Keys Crossing is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Keys Crossing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Going back to its beginning, Keys Crossing was originally named Whitted Crossing<3>. For more information about the names of Keys Crossing, see The Names of Keys Crossing on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Keys Crossing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Keys Crossing.
- Brownwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Brownwood is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <5>
- Early
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Early is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early <5>
- Bangs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Bangs is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <5>
- Richland Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
- Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <5>
- Indian Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
- Holt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Holt is located in San Saba County
- Brookesmith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookesmith
- Brookesmith is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookesmith <5>
- Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Ebony ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Locker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
- Locker is located in San Saba 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 Keys Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keys Crossing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Keys 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 Keys Crossing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Keys Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Keys Crossing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keys Crossing ...
Looking for more information about Keys 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 Keys Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Keys Crossing.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keys Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keys Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | It's a common practice for mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names. So Keys Crossing may originally have been Key's Crossing. Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Keys Crossing might be written as Key Crossing. For more information, please visit our Genealogy Helper Page for Keys Crossing. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |