Welcome to Port Royal Cross Roads ...
Port Royal Cross Roads is located in Caroline County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Port Royal Cross Roads: Prt. Royal Xrds.
Port Royal Cross Roads is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Port Royal Cross Roads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Port Royal Cross Roads: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Port Royal Cross Roads ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Royal Cross Roads.
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moss Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moss Neck is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- New London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stuart Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stuart Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Corner
- Arnolds Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arnolds Corner is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnolds Corner
- Edgehill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgehill is located in King George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgehill
- King George
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 Port Royal Cross Roads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Royal Cross Roads.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Royal Cross Roads. 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 Port Royal Cross Roads.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Royal Cross Roads. See our Newspapers Page for Port Royal Cross Roads.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Royal Cross Roads ...
Looking for more information about Port Royal Cross Roads? 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 Port Royal Cross Roads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Port Royal Cross Roads.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Royal Cross Roads - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Port Royal Cross Roads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Port Royal Cross Roads 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. |