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Welcome to Popes Crossroads ...

Popes Crossroads is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Popes Crossroads: Popes Xrds.

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

Popes Crossroads is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Popes Crossroads: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Popes Crossroads ...

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

  • Wake Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Henderson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Oxford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Oxford is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • Rolesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Butner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Creedmoor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Louisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Youngsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stem is located in Granville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Bunn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bunn is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunn <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Popes Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Popes 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Popes Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Popes 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.