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Welcome to Peales Crossroads ...

Peales Crossroads is located in Rockingham County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Peales Crossroads: Peales Xrds.

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

Peales Crossroads is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Peales Crossroads: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Peales Crossroads ...

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

  • Harrisonburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgewater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Broadway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Elkton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Grottoes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Timberville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Shenandoah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Market
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Dayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
  • Mount Crawford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peales Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peales 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Peales Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Peales 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.