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Welcome to Crossroads ...

Crossroads is located in Wayne County<1>.

Crossroads is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Crossroads: 931

Communities Also Named Crossroads ...

While we believe that this Crossroads is located in Wayne County, we know of another 7 Tennessee communities named Crossroads. Those communities are located in the following counties: Benton, Crockett, Hardin, Hickman, Lawrence, Marion and Shelby County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 60 communities that are also named Crossroads - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (7), Florida (2), Georgia (6), Illinois (3), Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi (5), Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas (8), Utah, Virginia (4), Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Crossroads ...

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

  • Florence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Florence is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
  • Liberty Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Waynesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Loretto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Corning ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Corning is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,210 people
  • Lutts
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Killen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Killen is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <3>
  • Collinwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Collinwood is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Saint Joseph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Saint Florian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 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 Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crossroads - 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.