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Welcome to Cross ...

Cross is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cross, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Cross is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cross: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Cross ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cross - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Cross ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross ...

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

Adding Cross to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cross in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Cross was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cross.

Footnotes ...

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