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Welcome to Sparrows Crossroads ...

Sparrows Crossroads is located in Florence County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Sparrows Crossroads: Sparrows Xrds.

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

Sparrows Crossroads is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sparrows Crossroads: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Sparrows Crossroads ...

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

  • Florence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Darlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Timmonsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pamplico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Lamar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
  • Quinby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Scranton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Turbeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Coward
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sparrows Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Florence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sparrows 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 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Sparrows Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Sparrows 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.