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Welcome to South River Crossing ...

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

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


South River Crossing would have been located within present day Warren County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for South River Crossing: S. River Xing.

While the community is gone, the present day location for South River Crossing is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where South River Crossing was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near South River Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near South River Crossing.

  • Indianola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwalk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Winterset
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Milo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Murray
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Murray is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Saint Charles
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Truro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Martensdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cumming
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

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 South River Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South River Crossing - 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.