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Welcome to Burris Crossroads ...

Burris Crossroads is located in Cherokee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Burris Crossroads: Burris Xrds.

Burris Crossroads is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Burris Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Burris Crossroads, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Burris Crossroads: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Burris Crossroads ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cherokee-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Burris Crossroads, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Burris Crossroads ...

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

  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodstock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Canton is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Noonday
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Noonday is located in Cobb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
    • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
  • Holly Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Litchfield Hundred
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
  • Motes Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
  • Corbin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Corbin is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
  • Breeze Hill Estates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
  • Hinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinton is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 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 Burris Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burris Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burris Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burris 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Burris Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Burris 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.