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Welcome to Poplar Crossroads ...

Poplar Crossroads is located in Talbot County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Poplar Crossroads: Poplar Xrds.

Poplar Crossroads is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Poplar Crossroads: 706 & 762<3>

Communities near Poplar Crossroads ...

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

  • Thomaston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Manchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
  • Talbotton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Waverly Hall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Shiloh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Woodland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Norwich is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
  • Junction City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Talbot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Poplar Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Poplar 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.