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Welcome to McCord Crossroads ...

McCord Crossroads is located in Cherokee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for McCord Crossroads: McCord Xrds.

McCord Crossroads is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities near McCord Crossroads ...

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

  • Rome
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rome is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <4>
  • Cedartown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Piedmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Seney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Seney is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
  • Summerville Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerville Park is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,243 people
  • Centre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Chiaha ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Chiaha is located in Floyd County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
  • Cedar Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cave Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Leesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 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 McCord Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCord Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCord Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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