RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Gaston County >> Elmores CrossroadsIndex...

Welcome to Elmores Crossroads ...

Elmores Crossroads is located in Gaston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Elmores Crossroads: Elmores Xrds.

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

Elmores Crossroads is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elmores Crossroads: 704 & 980<3>

Websites for Elmores Crossroads ...

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Communities near Elmores Crossroads ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Gastonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Holly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tega Cay
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lincolnton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pineville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmores Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gaston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elmores 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Elmores Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Elmores 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.