Welcome to Murphy Cross Roads ...
Murphy Cross Roads is located in Lauderdale County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Murphy Cross Roads: Murphy Xrds.
Murphy Cross Roads is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Murphy Cross Roads lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Murphy Cross Roads: 256 & 938<3>
Communities near Murphy Cross Roads ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Murphy Cross Roads.
- Florence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sheffield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Corning ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Corning is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
- Lutts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cherokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Collinwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Saint Florian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Iron City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Threet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
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 Murphy Cross Roads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Murphy Cross Roads.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Murphy Cross Roads. 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 Murphy Cross Roads.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Murphy Cross Roads. See our Newspapers Page for Murphy Cross Roads.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Murphy Cross Roads ...
Looking for more information about Murphy Cross Roads? 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 Murphy Cross Roads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Murphy Cross Roads.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Murphy Cross Roads - 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 Murphy Cross Roads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Murphy Cross Roads 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. |