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Welcome to Dwight Crossroads ...

Dwight Crossroads is located in Lancaster County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dwight Crossroads: Dwight Xrds.

Dwight Crossroads is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Dwight Crossroads ...

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

  • Monroe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Monroe is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • Waxhaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <4>
  • Wesley Chapel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lancaster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wingate
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wingate is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <4>
  • Mineral Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pageland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kershaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Great Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Van Wyck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dwight Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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