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Welcome to Fivemile Crossing ...

Fivemile Crossing is located in Hill Country.

Fivemile Crossing is located in Menard County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fivemile Crossing: Fivemile Xing.

Fivemile Crossing is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Fivemile Crossing: 325

Communities Also Named Fivemile Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fivemile Crossing - it's located in New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fivemile Crossing.

Communities near Fivemile Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fivemile Crossing.

  • Menard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hext
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Calf Creek ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
    • Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
  • London
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Live Oak
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Live Oak is located in Concho County
  • Melvin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Melvin is located in McCulloch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <3>
  • Eden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Eden is located in Concho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <3>
  • Streeter
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
    • Streeter is located in Mason County
  • Brady
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Brady is located in McCulloch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <3>
  • Fort McKavett ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fivemile Crossing ...

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Menard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fivemile Crossing - 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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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