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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 leave Cross Roads and travel east, 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)
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • 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)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • 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)
    • Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
  • Dowelltown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Liberty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Liberty is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.