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Welcome to Harlan Crossroads ...

Harlan Crossroads is located in Monroe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Harlan Crossroads: Harlan Xrds.

Harlan Crossroads is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harlan Crossroads lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Harlan Crossroads (for example, toward Monticello), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Harlan Crossroads: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Harlan Crossroads ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Thompsons Store
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Tompkinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Celina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Celina is located in Clay County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <4>
  • Red Boiling Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gamaliel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Run
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hestand
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hestand is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
  • Forkton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Forkton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
  • Hermitage Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harlan Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harlan 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Harlan Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Harlan 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.