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Welcome to Central Crossroads ...

Central Crossroads is primarily located in Clarendon County<1>. A portion of Central Crossroads extends into Florence County.

A typical abbreviation for Central Crossroads: Central Xrds.

Central Crossroads is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Central Crossroads: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Central Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Central Crossroads - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Central Crossroads ...

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

  • Lake City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kingstree
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Timmonsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Scranton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Turbeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coward
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Olanta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Moore Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Clarendon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Central 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Central Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Central 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.