Welcome to Counts Crossroads ...

Counts Crossroads is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Counts Crossroads, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Counts Crossroads: Counts Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Counts Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Counts Crossroads.

Counts Crossroads is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Counts Crossroads: (606)

Communities near Counts Crossroads ...

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

• Morehead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
  • Morehead is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <3>
• Grayson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <3>
• Olive Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <3>
• Sandy Hook
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <3>
• Smoky Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
  • Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
• Wesleyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
  • Wesleyville is located in Carter County
• Gimlet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimlet
  • Gimlet is located in Elliott County
• Lawton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Carter County
• Carter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Carter is located in Carter County
• Emerson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Lewis County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Counts Crossroads ...

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

Adding Counts Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Counts Crossroads in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Counts Crossroads was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Counts Crossroads.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Counts Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/