Cross Keys, Alabama

Cross Keys, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 32°20′02″N 85°53′36″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Macon
Elevation	272 ft (83 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	334
GNIS feature ID	156232[1]

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

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, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "Shelbyville, TN to Montgomery, AL to Oglethorpe, GA to Macon, GA". Library of Congress. Retrieved November 16, 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 November 16, 2019.
5. Alabama (1899). Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama. J. Boardman. p. 1567.