Welcome to Shotgun Crossing ...

Shotgun Crossing is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Shotgun Crossing is located in Rains County<1>.

The location of Shotgun Crossing has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Shotgun Crossing: Shotgun Xing.

Shotgun Crossing is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Shotgun Crossing: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities near Shotgun Crossing ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <5>
• Grand Saline
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Saline
  • Grand Saline is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Saline <5>
• West Tawakoni
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
  • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
• Quitman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
• Edgewood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <5>
• Emory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Emory is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <5>
• East Tawakoni
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
  • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
• Point
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • Point is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <5>
• Cumby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
  • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <5>
• Como
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shotgun Crossing ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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