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Welcome to Harris Crossroads ...

Harris Crossroads is located in Brunswick County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Harris Crossroads: Harris Xrds.

Harris Crossroads is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harris Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Harris Crossroads ...

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

Communities near Harris Crossroads ...

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

  • Roanoke Rapids
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Emporia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Weldon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Weldon is located in Halifax County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <3>
  • Gaston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Gaston is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaston <3>
  • Lawrenceville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Garysburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garysburg is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garysburg <3>
  • Jarratt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Seaboard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaboard is located in Northampton County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaboard <3>
  • Brodnax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Alberta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harris Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

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