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Welcome to Cleveland Crossroads ...

Cleveland Crossroads is located in Clay County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cleveland Crossroads: Cleveland Xrds.

Cleveland Crossroads is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Cleveland Crossroads (for example, toward Houston (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Cleveland Crossroads: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Cleveland Crossroads ...

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

  • Alexander City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sylacauga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Lineville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Goodwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jacksons' Gap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • New Site
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
  • Oak Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Waldo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Waldo is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Kellyton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Kellyton is located in Coosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cleveland Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cleveland Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Cleveland Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Cleveland Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.