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Welcome to Crosland ...

Crosland is located in Colquitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crosland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Crosland is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Crosland: 229

Communities near Crosland ...

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

  • Tifton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moultrie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sylvester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Adel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sparks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Enigma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Omega
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Norman Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lenox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Poulan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Crosland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crosland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crosland ...

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

Adding Crosland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crosland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Crosland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Crosland post office opened in 1894. The Crosland post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crosland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Colquitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crosland - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/