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Welcome to Cross Roads ...

Cross Roads is located in Dyer County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cross Roads: Cross Rds.

Cross Roads is 320 feet [98 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 south from Cross Roads, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Cross Roads: 731

Communities Also Named Cross Roads ...

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

Websites for Cross Roads ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ddcc.dyercountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cross Roads, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Cross Roads ...

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

  • Mengelwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
  • Dyersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Elizabeth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
  • Ripley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
  • Churchton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Churchton is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Newbern
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bells
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bells is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <3>
  • Alamo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alamo is located in Crockett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
  • Halls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <3>
  • Bradford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradford is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 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 Dyer, 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.