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Welcome to Bobs Cross Roads ...

So far, we found very little information about Bobs Cross Roads. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bobs Cross Roads to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bobs Cross Roads, please Contact Us.


Bobs Cross Roads would have been located within present day Coffee County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Bobs Cross Roads: Bobs Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bobs Cross Roads for more information about variations on the name of Bobs Cross Roads.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bobs Cross Roads is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bobs Cross Roads was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bobs Cross Roads (for example, toward Falling Water), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The Area Code where Bobs Cross Roads was located: 931

Communities near Bobs Cross Roads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bobs Cross Roads.

  • Shelbyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Tullahoma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Manchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Winchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lynchburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gattistown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
  • Decherd
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sewanee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Southgate Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
  • Estill Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bobs Cross Roads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Coffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bobs Cross Roads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.