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Welcome to Cross Roads ...

Cross Roads is located in Cannon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cross Roads: Cross Rds.

Cross Roads is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Cross Roads ...

While we believe that this Cross Roads is located in Cannon County, we know of another 6 Tennessee communities named Cross Roads. Those communities are located in the following counties: Carroll, DeKalb, Dyer, Macon, Stewart and Warren County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 57 communities that are also named Cross Roads - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (10), California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi (3), Missouri (5), New Brunswick (2), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Texas (9) and Virginia (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross Roads.

Communities near Cross Roads ...

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

  • Smyrna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • McMinnville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Temperance Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Temperance Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Smithville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alexandria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Morrison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Hollow Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
    • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
  • Dowelltown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross Roads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Cannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cross Roads - 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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.