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Welcome to Watts Crossroads ...

Watts Crossroads is located in Clay County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Watts Crossroads: Watts Xrds.

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

Watts Crossroads is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named Watts Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Watts Crossroads - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Watts Crossroads.

Communities near Watts Crossroads ...

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

  • Oxford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Anniston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Talladega
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lineville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ashland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
  • Munford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Wedowee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hobson City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Waldo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Waldo is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Goldville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 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 Watts Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Watts Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Watts Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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