Cross Keys, Alabama

Cross Keys is an unincorporated community in Macon County, Alabama, United States.

Cross Keys
Unincorporated community
Cross Keys
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 32°20′02″N 85°53′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMacon
Elevation
272 ft (83 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334
GNIS feature ID156232[1]

History

Cross Keys is located south of the former Montgomery and West Point Railroad.[2] The community was named in honor of Cross Keys, South Carolina, the birthplace of early settler J. H. Howard.[3] A post office operated under the name Cross Keys from 1837 to 1906.[4] The community was formerly home to a high school.[5]

References
  1. "Cross Keys". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Shelbyville, TN to Montgomery, AL to Oglethorpe, GA to Macon, GA". Library of Congress. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 127. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  4. "Macon County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  5. Alabama (1899). Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama. J. Boardman. p. 1567.


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