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Welcome to Scarbrough Cross Roads ...

Scarbrough Cross Roads is located in Henry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Scarbrough Cross Roads: Scarbrough Xrds.

Scarbrough Cross Roads is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Scarbrough Cross Roads: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Websites for Scarbrough Cross Roads ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.henrycounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Scarbrough Cross Roads, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Scarbrough Cross Roads ...

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

  • Atlanta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brookhaven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookhaven is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Stonecrest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
  • Milstead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
    • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
  • Tucker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • East Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Chamblee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Stockbridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Stockbridge North
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
    • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
  • McDonough
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Scarbrough Cross Roads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scarbrough Cross Roads.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scarbrough Cross Roads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scarbrough Cross Roads - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Scarbrough Cross Roads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Scarbrough Cross Roads 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.