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Welcome to High Crossroads ...

High Crossroads is located in Nash County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for High Crossroads: High Xrds.

High Crossroads is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for High Crossroads: 252

Communities near High Crossroads ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wendell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Zebulon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Nashville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Oak
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Kenly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
    • Kenly is located in Johnston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <3>
  • Spring Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Elm City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Nash, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around High Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.