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Welcome to Dennis Crossroads ...

Dennis Crossroads is located in Jefferson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dennis Crossroads: Dennis Xrds.

Dennis Crossroads is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dennis Crossroads: 601 & 769<3>

Communities near Dennis Crossroads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dennis Crossroads.

  • Fayette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Gibson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joseph
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Roxie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Harriston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Westside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Westside is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Rodney
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rodney is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Allen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Allen is located in Copiah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Caseyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dennis Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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