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Welcome to Blevins Crossroads ...

Blevins Crossroads is located in Alleghany County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blevins Crossroads: Blevins Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Blevins Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Blevins Crossroads.

Blevins Crossroads is 2,530 feet [771 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Blevins Crossroads is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Blevins Crossroads: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Blevins Crossroads ...

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

  • Galax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Galax is located in Galax City (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galax <4>
  • Sparta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Dobson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Independence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fries
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fries is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <4>
  • Edmonds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
  • Baywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Baywood is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
  • Glade Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Low Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
  • Low Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blevins Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blevins 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Blevins Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Blevins 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.