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Welcome to Holdens Crossroads ...

Holdens Crossroads is located in Wilson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Holdens Crossroads: Holdens Xrds.

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

Holdens Crossroads is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Holdens Crossroads: 252

Communities near Holdens Crossroads ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Wilson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tarboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Farmville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Princeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Snow Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Elm City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fremont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinetops
    (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 Holdens Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Holdens Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Holdens Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Holdens 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.