Welcome to Columbia Cross Roads ...

Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Columbia Cross Roads, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

A typical abbreviation for Columbia Cross Roads: Columbia Xrds.

Columbia Cross Roads is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Columbia Cross Roads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Columbia Cross Roads is located in the (570) area code.

The ZIP code for Columbia Cross Roads: 16914<3>

Communities near Columbia Cross Roads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Columbia Cross Roads.

• Elmira
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <4>
• Sayre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Waverly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Athens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Mansfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Towanda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
  • Towanda is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <4>
• Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Blossburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
  • Blossburg is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossburg <4>
• Troy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• South Waverly
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
  • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Columbia Cross Roads ...

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

Adding Columbia Cross Roads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Columbia Cross Roads 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 for Columbia Cross Roads was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Columbia Cross Roads post office opened in 1826.

We also found Columbia Cross Roads in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Columbia Cross Roads.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Columbia Cross Roads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/