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Welcome to Griffins Crossroads ...

Griffins Crossroads is located in Anson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Griffins Crossroads: Griffins Xrds.

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

Griffins Crossroads is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Griffins Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Griffins Crossroads: This one is located in Anson County and the other is located in Chatham County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Griffins Crossroads.

Communities near Griffins Crossroads ...

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

  • Monroe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Unionville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Unionville is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
  • Wadesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wingate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Marshville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pageland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <4>
  • Norwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Oakboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Gilead
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griffins Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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