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Welcome to McFrey Crossroads ...

McFrey Crossroads is located in Cherokee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for McFrey Crossroads: McFrey Xrds.

McFrey Crossroads is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities near McFrey Crossroads ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedartown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Piedmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Centre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cave Spring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Etna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
  • Fruithurst
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 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 McFrey Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McFrey Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McFrey Crossroads ...

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