Richards Crossroads is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Richards Crossroads lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Richards Crossroads (for example, toward Cuthbert (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Richards Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Richards Crossroads.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Richards 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 Richards Crossroads.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Richards Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Richards Crossroads.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Richards Crossroads ...
Looking for more information about Richards 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 Richards Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Richards Crossroads.
Footnotes ...
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If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Barbour, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Richards Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Richards Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Richards Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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