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Welcome to Negro Crossing ...

Negro Crossing is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Negro Crossing is located in Tom Green County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Negro Crossing: Negro Xing.

Negro Crossing is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Negro Crossing: 325

Communities near Negro Crossing ...

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

  • San Angelo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mertzon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Knickerbocker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Christoval
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hughes ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hughes is located in Irion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Arden ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Arden is located in Irion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
  • Grape Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Grape Creek is located in Tom Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
  • Sherwood ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sherwood is located in Irion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Carlsbad
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Veribest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Veribest is located in Tom Green County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veribest

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Negro Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

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