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Welcome to Petes Crossroads ...

Petes Crossroads is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Petes Crossroads: Petes Xrds.

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

Petes Crossroads is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Petes Crossroads: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Petes Crossroads ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Gardendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jasper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Fairfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fultondale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Tarrant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
    • Tarrant has also been known as:
    • Tarrant City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <4>
  • Adamsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petes Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Petes 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Petes Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Petes 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.