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Welcome to Wootens Crossroads ...

Wootens Crossroads is located in Columbus County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Wootens Crossroads: Wootens Xrds.

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

Wootens Crossroads is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Wootens Crossroads ...

While we believe that this Wootens Crossroads is located in Columbus County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Wootens Crossroads. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greene and Lenoir County.

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

Communities near Wootens Crossroads ...

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

  • Lumberton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Whiteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Elizabethtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chadbourn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bladenboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Waccamaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Brunswick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fair Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • White Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wootens Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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