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Welcome to Comps Crossroads ...

Comps Crossroads is located in Somerset County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Comps Crossroads: Comps Xrds.

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

Comps Crossroads is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Comps Crossroads: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Comps Crossroads ...

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

  • Cumberland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Frostburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Meyersdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Berlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Boswell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lonaconing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Carpendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Hyndman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Salisbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ridgeley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Comps Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Comps 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Comps Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Comps 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.