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Welcome to Gallups Crossroads ...

Gallups Crossroads is located in Shelby County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Gallups Crossroads: Gallups Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Gallups Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Gallups Crossroads.

Gallups Crossroads is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gallups Crossroads: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Gallups Crossroads ...

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

  • Pelham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Brook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pell City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Moody
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
  • Irondale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chelsea
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Leeds
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <4>
  • Sylacauga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Childersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbiana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gallups Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gallups 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Gallups Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Gallups 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.