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Welcome to Townsend Crossroads ...

Townsend Crossroads is located in DeKalb County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Townsend Crossroads: Townsend Xrds.

Townsend Crossroads is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities near Townsend Crossroads ...

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

  • Euthtilloga ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Euthtilloga is located in Chattooga County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euthtilloga
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 29,011 people
  • Fort Payne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rainsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Henagar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Trenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Stevenson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylvania
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Durham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Durham is located in Walker County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,257 people
  • Fyffe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollywood
    (18 miles [29 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 Townsend Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Townsend Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Townsend Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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