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Welcome to Waldrop Crossroads ...

Waldrop Crossroads is located in Spartanburg County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Waldrop Crossroads: Waldrop Xrds.

Waldrop Crossroads is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Waldrop Crossroads: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Waldrop Crossroads ...

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

  • Spartanburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Simpsonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fountain Inn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Laurens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodruff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pacolet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
    • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
  • Gray Court
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jonesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waldrop Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Spartanburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waldrop 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Waldrop Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Waldrop 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.