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Welcome to Ards Crossroads ...

Ards Crossroads is located in Holmes County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ards Crossroads: Ards Xrds.

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

Ards Crossroads is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Ards Crossroads: 850 & 448<3>

Communities near Ards Crossroads ...

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

  • Geneva
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Geneva is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
  • Chipley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonifay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hartford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Taylor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylor is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Graceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Slocomb
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Slocomb is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <4>
  • Rehobeth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Rehobeth is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Malvern
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Malvern is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
  • Clayhatchee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Clayhatchee is located in Dale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 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 Ards Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ards Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ards Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Holmes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ards 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 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Ards Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Ards 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.