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Welcome to Ogburns Crossroads ...

Ogburns Crossroads is located in Guilford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ogburns Crossroads: Ogburns Xrds.

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

Ogburns Crossroads is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Ogburns Crossroads ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kernersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Eden is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
  • Reidsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Summerfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stokesdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Walkertown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Wentworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 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 Ogburns Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ogburns Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ogburns Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Ogburns 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 Ogburns Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ogburns 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 Ogburns 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 Ogburns Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Ogburns 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.