Welcome to Cross ...
Cross is located Cross is located in Grimes County<1>. The location of Cross has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Cross, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899. Cross is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Cross lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Cross: (936) Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Cross: This one is located in Grimes County and the other is located in McMullen County. Beyond Texas, there are 13 communities that are also named Cross - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cross. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cross. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cross. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cross. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross. See our Newspapers Page for Cross. Looking for more information about Cross? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cross. We originally found mention of Cross 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Cross.
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Communities Also Named Cross ...
Communities near Cross ...
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross ...
Adding Cross to Our Gazetteer ...
From that list, the Cross post office opened in 1899.
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Grimes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cross - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/