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Welcome to Kings Crossroads ...

Kings Crossroads is located in Guilford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Kings Crossroads: Kings Xrds.

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

Kings Crossroads is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Kings Crossroads: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Kings Crossroads ...

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

Beyond North Carolina, there are 4 communities that are also named Kings Crossroads - they are located in Delaware and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Kings Crossroads ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Winston - Salem
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • High Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Kernersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Reidsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Walkertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rural Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wallburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kings Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kings 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Kings Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Kings 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.