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Welcome to Grays Crossroads ...

Grays Crossroads is located in Allendale County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Grays Crossroads: Grays Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Grays Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Grays Crossroads.

Grays Crossroads is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities near Grays Crossroads ...

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

  • Barnwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Varnville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Brunson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ehrhardt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Hilda
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Gifford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Snelling
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
    • Snelling is located in Barnwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Olar
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olar
    • Olar is located in Bamberg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olar <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 Grays Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grays Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grays Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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