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Welcome to Cross Keys ...

Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

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

Cross Keys is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cross Keys ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Cross Keys - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, Georgia (2), Louisiana, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross Keys.

Communities near Cross Keys ...

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

  • Saint Louis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Charles
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Peters
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Chesterfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • University City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Granite City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kirkwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Maryland Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
  • Alton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
  • East Saint Louis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross Keys ...

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

Adding Cross Keys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cross Keys 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 Keys was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cross Keys - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.