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Welcome to Cross Village ...

Cross Village is located in Emmet County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cross Village, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Cross Village: Cross Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Cross Village is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cross Village: 231

The ZIP code for Cross Village: 49723<3>

Communities near Cross Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cross Village.

  • Petoskey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Harbor Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pellston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mackinaw City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Alanson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Good Hart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marsh Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
  • Bliss
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bliss is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
  • Middle Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Middle Village is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
  • Stutsmanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross Village ...

Looking for more information about Cross Village? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cross Village, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cross Village.

Adding Cross Village to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cross Village 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 (so far) for Cross Village was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cross Village post office opened in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cross Village.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Emmet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cross Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Cross Village). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cross Village or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/