Welcome to Dry Valley Crossroads ...

Dry Valley Crossroads is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Dry Valley Crossroads has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

A typical abbreviation for Dry Valley Crossroads: Dry Vly. Xrds. (or less commonly used: Dry Vally. Xrds. or Dry Vlly. Xrds.)

Dry Valley Crossroads is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Dry Valley Crossroads lies within the (570) area code.

Communities near Dry Valley Crossroads ...

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

• Sunbury
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
  • Sunbury is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <4>
• Shamokin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
  • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
• Milton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,550 people
• Selinsgrove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selinsgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selinsgrove
  • Selinsgrove is located in Snyder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selinsgrove <4>
• Lewisburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,687 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
• Danville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Northumberland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northumberland
  • Northumberland is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northumberland <4>
• Mifflinburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <4>
• Kulpmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulpmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulpmont
  • Kulpmont is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulpmont <4>
• Watsontown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsontown
  • Watsontown is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsontown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dry Valley Crossroads ...

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

Adding Dry Valley Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dry Valley 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 for Dry Valley Crossroads was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Dry Valley Crossroads on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dry Valley Crossroads.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dry Valley Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Union County: www.unionco.org/

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