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Welcome to Croxton Crossroads ...

Croxton Crossroads is located in Sumter County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Croxton Crossroads: Croxton Xrds.

Croxton Crossroads is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Croxton Crossroads: 229

Communities near Croxton Crossroads ...

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

  • Americus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dawson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Herod
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herod have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
    • Herod is located in Terrell County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
  • Leesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellaville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Smithville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plains
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Yeomans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeomans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
    • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
  • Leslie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bronwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Croxton Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Croxton Crossroads - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.