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)
- Lineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Site
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wadley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
- Wadley is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <4>
- Waldo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Kellyton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Daviston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |