RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Tennessee >> Clay County >> Cherry CrossroadsIndex...

Welcome to Cherry Crossroads ...

Cherry Crossroads is located in Clay County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cherry Crossroads: Cherry Xrds.

Cherry Crossroads is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cherry Crossroads lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Cherry Crossroads and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Cherry Crossroads: 931

Communities Also Named Cherry Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cherry Crossroads - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Cherry Crossroads ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Difficult
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Lafayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Thompsons Store
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsons Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Tompkinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
    • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <4>
  • Celina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Red Boiling Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
    • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <4>
  • Gainesboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
    • Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <4>
  • Gamaliel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fountain Run
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherry Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherry Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.