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Welcome to Fricks Crossing ...

Fricks Crossing is located in Garrett County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fricks Crossing: Fricks Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Fricks Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Fricks Crossing.

Fricks Crossing is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fricks Crossing is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Fricks Crossing: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Fricks Crossing ...

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

  • Keyser
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
    • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <4>
  • Kingwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
    • Kingwood is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <4>
  • Oakland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Garrett County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
  • Westernport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Terra Alta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Piedmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rowlesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Friendsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Barton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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    • Barton is located in Allegany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Accident
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Fricks Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fricks Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fricks Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Garrett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fricks Crossing - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Fricks Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Fricks Crossing 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.