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Welcome to The Crossroads ...

The Crossroads is located

The Crossroads is located in Milam County<1>.

The Crossroads is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named The Crossroads ...

While we believe that this The Crossroads is located in Milam County, we know of another 7 Texas communities named The Crossroads. Those communities are located in the following counties: Camp, Cass, Delta, Harrison, Hopkins, Milam and Reagan County.

Beyond Texas, there are 60 communities that are also named The Crossroads - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (7), Florida (2), Georgia (6), Illinois (3), Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi (5), Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (8), Utah, Virginia (4), Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for The Crossroads.

Communities near The Crossroads ...

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

  • Rockdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cameron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartlett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <3>
  • Granger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Thorndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorndale
    • Thorndale is located in Milam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorndale <3>
  • Rogers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Holland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Thrall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
    • Thrall is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <3>
  • Buckholts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Milano
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for The Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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