Welcome to Crossville ...

The city of Crossville is located in Cumberland County<1> and is the County Seat for Cumberland County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crossville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crossville has a population of 11,835 people<2> (see below for details).

Crossville is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Crossville (for example, toward College Grove), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Crossville: (931)

The ZIP code for Crossville: 38555<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crossville had an population of 11,835 people. This is an increase of 9.63% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crossville had a population of 10,795 people (which is 19.26% of the total population of Cumberland County). This makes Crossville the county's most populous community.

The population of Crossville represents 0.17% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 50th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,795 people, the population of Crossville increased 20.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,981 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Crossville.

Communities Also Named Crossville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Crossville - they are located in Alabama (2) and Illinois.

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

Communities near Crossville ...

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

• Clarktown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Clarktown
• Lakemont Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lakemont Heights
• Fairfield Glade
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fairfield Glade
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <6>
• Rogers
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Rogers
• Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Newton
• Monterey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Monterey is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Monterey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <6>
• Center Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Center Ford
• Crab Orchard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crab Orchard is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Crab Orchard
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <6>
• Clarkrange
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Clarkrange is located in Fentress County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkrange
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Clarkrange
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkrange <6>
• Pleasant Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Pleasant Hill

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crossville. Our list includes 10 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Crossville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crossville ...

Looking for more information about Crossville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crossville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crossville.

Adding Crossville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crossville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Crossville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crossville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crossville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/