Welcome to Wrights Crossing ...

Wrights Crossing is located in Allegany County<1>.

The location of Wrights Crossing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Wrights Crossing: Wrights Xing.

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

Wrights Crossing is 1,860 feet [567 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Wrights Crossing: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities near Wrights Crossing ...

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

• Cumberland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Keyser
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Meyersdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <5>
• Berlin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
• Westernport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <5>
• Lonaconing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• Carpendale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Hyndman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
  • Hyndman is located in Bedford County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <5>
• Piedmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wrights Crossing ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/