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Welcome to Gwinns Crossing ...

So far, we found very little information about Gwinns Crossing. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Gwinns Crossing to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gwinns Crossing, please Contact Us.


Gwinns Crossing was located

Gwinns Crossing would have been located within present day Colorado County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Gwinns Crossing: Gwinns Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Gwinns Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Gwinns Crossing.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Gwinns Crossing is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Gwinns Crossing was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Gwinns Crossing was located: 979

Communities near Gwinns Crossing ...

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

  • Eagle Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Rock Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Garwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Boedecker Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
  • Eldridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Ramsey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
  • Matthews
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Matthews is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Nada
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Alleyton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gwinns Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Colorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gwinns Crossing - 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.