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Welcome to Miles Crossroads ...

Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Miles Crossroads: Miles Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Miles Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Miles Crossroads.

Miles Crossroads is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Miles Crossroads: 931

Communities near Miles Crossroads ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Difficult
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Lafayette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Thompsons Store
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Tompkinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Celina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Red Boiling Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dodson Branch
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
  • Gainesboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Gamaliel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miles Crossroads ...

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

Adding Miles Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Miles Crossroads 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 (so far) for Miles Crossroads was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miles Crossroads.

Footnotes ...

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