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Welcome to Horns Cross Road ...

So far, we found very little information about Horns Cross Road. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Horns Cross Road to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Horns Cross Road, please Contact Us.

Horns Cross Road would have been located within present day Miller County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Horns Cross Road, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Horns Cross Road: Horns Xrd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Horns Cross Road for more information about variations on the name of Horns Cross Road.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Horns Cross Road is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Horns Cross Road was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

The Area Code where Horns Cross Road was located: 229

Communities near Horns Cross Road ...

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

  • Douglass Crossroads
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
  • Cedar Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blakely
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Springfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Springfield is located in Early County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
  • Hentown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Hentown is located in Early County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
  • Donalsonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Colquitt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Reynoldsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
  • Columbia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 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 Horns Cross Road. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horns Cross Road.

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

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

Adding Horns Cross Road to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horns Cross Road in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Horns Cross Road was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horns Cross Road.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Horns Cross Road, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Miller, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horns Cross Road - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.