Welcome to Cross Cut ...

Cross Cut is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Cross Cut is located in Brown County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cross Cut, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Cross Cut is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Cross Cut ...

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

• Cross Plains
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
  • Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <3>
• Rising Star
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star
  • Rising Star is located in Eastland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Star <3>
• Burkett
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett
  • Burkett is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkett <3>
• Cottonwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
• May
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • May is located in Brown County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <3>
• Fry ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
  • Fry is located in Brown County
• Lake Brownwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
  • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
• Okra
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
  • Okra is located in Eastland County
• Nimrod ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
• Rowden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
  • Rowden is located in Callahan County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross Cut ...

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

Adding Cross Cut to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cross Cut 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 Cross Cut was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cross Cut post office opened in 1879.

We also found Cross Cut in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cross Cut.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/