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Welcome to Cross Road ...

Cross Road is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Cross Road is located in Red River County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cross Road: Cross Rd.

Cross Road is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cross Road: 903

Communities Also Named Cross Road ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cross Road - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio and Quebec.

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

Communities near Cross Road ...

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

  • Paris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Reno
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Clarksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blossom
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bogata
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
    • Bogata is located in Red River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <3>
  • Deport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sun Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Bagwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Red River County
  • Addielou
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
    • Addielou is located in Red River 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 Road. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cross Road.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross Road ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Red River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cross Road - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.