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Welcome to Cherrys Crossing ...

Cherrys Crossing is located in Oconee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cherrys Crossing: Cherrys Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Cherrys Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Cherrys Crossing.

Cherrys Crossing is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cherrys Crossing: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Cherrys Crossing ...

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

  • Anderson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Easley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Central
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Walhalla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Westminster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Norris
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Six Mile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherrys Crossing ...

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

Adding Cherrys Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cherrys Crossing 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 for Cherrys Crossing was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cherrys Crossing.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Oconee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherrys Crossing - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Cherrys Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Cherrys Crossing 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.