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Welcome to Hamilton Crossroads ...

Hamilton Crossroads is located in Pike County<1>.

When the people of Hamilton Crossroads refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hamiltonian<2>

A typical abbreviation for Hamilton Crossroads: Hamilton Xrds.

Hamilton Crossroads is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Hamilton Crossroads: 334 & 483<4>

Communities Also Named Hamilton Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hamilton Crossroads - they are located in Georgia and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Hamilton Crossroads ...

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

  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
  • Ozark
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brundidge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Brockton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Clio
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clio is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <5>
  • Ariton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ariton is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Louisville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Louisville is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Goshen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Banks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Blue Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 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 Hamilton Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hamilton Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hamilton Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Hamilton Crossroads refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Hamilton Crossroads may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hamilton Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Hamilton Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Hamilton Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.