Welcome to Edwards Crossroads ...Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Edwards Crossroads, 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. A typical abbreviation for Edwards Crossroads: Edwards Xrds. See our Genealogy Helper Page for Edwards Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Edwards Crossroads. Edwards Crossroads is 2,750 feet [838 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Edwards Crossroads is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Edwards Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Edwards Crossroads: 336 & 743<3> Communities Also Named Edwards Crossroads ...While we believe that this Edwards Crossroads is located in Alleghany County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Edwards Crossroads. Those communities are located in the following counties: Nash and Northampton County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edwards Crossroads. Communities near Edwards Crossroads ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Edwards Crossroads.
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 Edwards Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edwards Crossroads. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Edwards 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 Edwards Crossroads. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Edwards Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Edwards Crossroads. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwards Crossroads ...Looking for more information about Edwards 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 Edwards Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Edwards Crossroads. Adding Edwards Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Edwards Crossroads 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 Edwards Crossroads was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Edwards Crossroads. Footnotes ...
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