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Welcome to Cross Roads ...

Cross Roads is located in Rankin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cross Roads: Cross Rds.

Cross Roads is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cross Roads: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Cross Roads ...

While we believe that this Cross Roads is located in Rankin County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Cross Roads. Those communities are located in the following counties: Noxubee and Tishomingo County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 57 communities that are also named Cross Roads - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (10), California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri (5), New Brunswick (2), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7), Texas (9) and Virginia (4).

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

Websites for Cross Roads ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cross Roads, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Cross Roads ...

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

  • Pearl
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <4>
  • Brandon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Flowood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Forest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Morton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelahatchie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Polkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • D'Lo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • D'Lo is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Puckett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Puckett is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Braxton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Braxton is located in Simpson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross Roads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cross Roads - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Cross Roads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Cross Roads 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.