Welcome to Tants Crossroads ...
Tants Crossroads is located in Franklin County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Tants Crossroads: Tants Xrds.
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Tants Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Tants Crossroads.
Tants Crossroads is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Tants Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tants Crossroads: 919 & 984<3>
Communities near Tants Crossroads ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tants Crossroads.
- Wake Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
- Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
- Knightdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
- Knightdale is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <5>
- Wendell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rolesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
- Rolesville is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <5>
- Zebulon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Archer Lodge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Louisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Franklinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Youngsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Tants Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tants Crossroads.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tants 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 Tants Crossroads.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tants Crossroads. See our Newspapers Page for Tants Crossroads.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tants Crossroads ...
Looking for more information about Tants 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 Tants Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tants 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 Tants 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 Tants Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Tants Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |