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Welcome to Hancock Crossroads ...

Hancock Crossroads is located in Jackson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hancock Crossroads: Hancock Xrds.

Hancock Crossroads is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities near Hancock Crossroads ...

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

  • Scottsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Fort Payne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rainsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Henagar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sylvania
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Crossville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fyffe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollywood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Powell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Powell is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Grant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hancock Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hancock 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 Hancock Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Hancock 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.