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Welcome to Crossroads ...

Crossroads is located in southeast New Mexico.

Crossroads is located in Lea County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crossroads, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Crossroads is 4,120 feet [1,256 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Crossroads is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Crossroads lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Crossroads (for example, toward Whiteface (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Crossroads: 575

The ZIP code for Crossroads: 88114<3>

Communities Also Named Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 60 communities that are also named Crossroads - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (7), Florida (2), Georgia (6), Illinois (3), Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi (5), Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (8), Texas (8), Utah, Virginia (4), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Crossroads ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crossroads.

Adding Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crossroads in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Crossroads was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Crossroads post office opened in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crossroads.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Lea, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Crossroads). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crossroads or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/