Welcome to Crosby ...

Crosby is located in Houston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crosby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Crosby is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Crosby is within the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Crosby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Crosby: This one is located in Houston County and the other is located in Henry County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 23 communities that are also named Crosby - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Crosby ...

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

• Cedar Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Cedar Springs is located in Early County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 9,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Springs <4>
• Springfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Early County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
• Donalsonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalsonville
  • Donalsonville is located in Seminole County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donalsonville <4>
• Ashford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
  • Ashford is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <4>
• Cowarts
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
  • Cowarts is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts <4>
• Malone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
  • Malone is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <4>
• Butlers Ferry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
  • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
• Webb
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
  • Webb is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <4>
• Cottonwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <4>
• Columbia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <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 Crosby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crosby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crosby ...

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

Adding Crosby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crosby 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 Crosby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crosby post office opened in 1886.

We also found Crosby on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crosby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/