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Welcome to Orgains Crossroads ...

Orgains Crossroads is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orgains Crossroads, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Orgains Crossroads: Orgains Xrds.

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

Orgains Crossroads is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Orgains Crossroads ...

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

  • Cheap Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
  • Clarksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Oakridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
  • Oak Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Christian County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <3>
  • Louise Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
  • Pleasant View
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Throckmorton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
  • Charlotte
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Guthrie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Wingate West
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
    • Estimated population in 2014: 954 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 Orgains Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orgains Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orgains Crossroads ...

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

Adding Orgains Crossroads to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orgains 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 Orgains Crossroads was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

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

Footnotes ...

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