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Welcome to Phillips Crossroads ...

Phillips Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Phillips Crossroads: Phillips Xrds.

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

Phillips Crossroads is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Phillips Crossroads: 252

Communities Also Named Phillips Crossroads ...

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

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

Communities near Phillips Crossroads ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Nashville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Enfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Sharpsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
    • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Scotland Neck
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Elm City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinetops
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Phillips Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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