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Welcome to James Crossroads ...

James Crossroads is located in Clarendon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for James Crossroads: James Xrds.

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

James Crossroads is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named James Crossroads ...

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

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

Communities near James Crossroads ...

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

  • Manning
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Summerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Santee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greeleyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Eutawville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Paxville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Vance
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <4>
  • Shad Moss village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shad Moss village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shad Moss village
    • Shad Moss village is located in Clarendon County
  • Alcolu
    (8 miles [12.9 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 James Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for James Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for James Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about James 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 James Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for James 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 James 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 James Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the James 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.