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Welcome to Elmore Crossroads ...

Elmore Crossroads is located in Scotland County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Elmore Crossroads: Elmore Xrds.

Elmore Crossroads is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elmore Crossroads: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Elmore Crossroads ...

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

  • Laurinburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockingham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bennettsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamlet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Pembroke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Maxton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • McColl
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • McColl is located in Marlboro County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McColl <4>
  • Dobbins Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dobbins Heights is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Wagram
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmore Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Scotland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elmore 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Elmore Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Elmore 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.