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Welcome to Floytan Crossroads ...

Floytan Crossroads is located in Vance County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Floytan Crossroads: Floytan Xrds.

Floytan Crossroads is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Floytan Crossroads: 252

Communities near Floytan Crossroads ...

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

  • Wake Forest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
    • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <4>
  • Henderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oxford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Granville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • Butner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Creedmoor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Louisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Youngsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Norlina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrenton
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Floytan Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Floytan Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floytan Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Vance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Floytan Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.