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Welcome to Monks Crossroads ...

Monks Crossroads is located in Sampson County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Monks Crossroads: Monks Xrds.

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

Monks Crossroads is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Monks Crossroads: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Monks Crossroads ...

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

  • Dunn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dunn is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mount Olive
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Benson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Warsaw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Oaks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Roseboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Faison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Calypso
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Calypso is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Salemburg
    (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 Monks Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monks Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monks Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Sampson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monks 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Monks Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Monks 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.