Welcome to Cross Plains ...

Cross Plains is located in Carroll County<1>.

The location of Cross Plains has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cross Plains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Cross Plains: Cross Plns.

Cross Plains is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Cross Plains (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Cross Plains: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Communities Also Named Cross Plains ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Cross Plains - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross Plains.

Communities near Cross Plains ...

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

• Smokey Acres
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
  • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
• Newnan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan
  • Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newnan <5>
• Douglasville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
  • Douglasville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglasville <5>
• Carrollton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Villa Rica
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Rica
  • Villa Rica is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Rica <5>
• Bremen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
• Temple
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Temple is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <5>
• Palmetto
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <5>
• Hart Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
  • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
• Tyus
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
  • Tyus is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 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 Cross Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cross Plains.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross Plains ...

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

Adding Cross Plains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cross Plains 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 for Cross Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cross Plains post office opened in 1889.

We also found Cross Plains on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cross Plains.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cross Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/