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Welcome to Maynards Crossroads ...

Maynards Crossroads is located in Isle of Wight County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Maynards Crossroads: Maynards Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Maynards Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Maynards Crossroads.

Maynards Crossroads is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Maynards Crossroads: 757 & 948<3>

Communities near Maynards Crossroads ...

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

  • Suffolk
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <4>
  • Courtland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wakefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ivor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ivor is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <4>
  • Newsoms
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Newsoms is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Capron
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Capron is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Como
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <4>
  • Edgehill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgehill is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maynards Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Isle of Wight, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maynards Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Maynards Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Maynards Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.