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Welcome to Coats Crossroads ...

Coats Crossroads is located in Johnston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Coats Crossroads: Coats Xrds.

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

Coats Crossroads is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Coats Crossroads: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Coats Crossroads ...

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

  • Raleigh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Holly Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Garner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fuquay - Varina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Knightdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Smithfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dunn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dunn is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
  • Selma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Selma is located in Johnston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Angier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coats Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coats 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Coats Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Coats 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.