Welcome to Harkins Crossroads ...

Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Harkins Crossroads: Harkins Xrds.

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

Harkins Crossroads is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities near Harkins Crossroads ...

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

Talladega
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega is located in Talladega County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Talladega
- From Harkins Crossroads to Talladega
Lineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lineville is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lineville
- From Harkins Crossroads to Lineville
Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
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- From Harkins Crossroads to Ashland
Goodwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwater is located in Coosa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Harkins Crossroads to Goodwater
New Site
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
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- From Harkins Crossroads to New Site
Wadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Wadley is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
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Waldo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
Kellyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
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- From your current location to Kellyton
- From Harkins Crossroads to Kellyton
Daviston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Daviston is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Harkins Crossroads to Daviston
Goldville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
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- From your current location to Goldville
- From Harkins Crossroads to Goldville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harkins Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Harkins 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 Harkins Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harkins 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 Harkins 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 Harkins Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Harkins 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.