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Welcome to Devils Cross Roads ...

Devils Cross Roads is located in Newberry County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Devils Cross Roads: Devils Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Devils Cross Roads for more information about variations on the name of Devils Cross Roads.

Devils Cross Roads is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Devils Cross Roads: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Devils Cross Roads ...

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

  • Clinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Chapin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Lexington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>
  • Whitmire
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Prosperity
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pomaria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Silverstreet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Peak
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
    • Peak is located in Newberry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>
  • Chappells
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jenkinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Devils Cross Roads ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Devils Cross Roads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Newberry County: www.newberrycounty.net/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Newberry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Devils Cross Roads - 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 Devils Cross Roads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Devils Cross Roads 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.









 

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