Cross Roads Texas Map

About Cross Roads, Texas

Cross Roads is a locality in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,744. The population density is 99.9 people per km². Cross Roads is located at 33.2204°N, 96.9958°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cross Roads is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 77864, 75925, 75662.

Cross Roads occupies a quiet expanse of East Texas, where the heavy, humid air settles over a landscape of persistent pine and hardwood timber. It lies 19.2 miles west-southwest of Nacogdoches, TX (from Nacogdoches, TX: bearing 254°T), and is situated 19.3 miles northwest of Lufkin. The terrain here is defined by the steady, dark flow of Devils Bayou, which carves a path through the soft earth less than a mile from the center of the locality. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into modest, wooded elevations that hold the heat of the afternoon sun, occasionally broken by the sight of The Island rising thirteen miles distant on the horizon. Sunlight here has a way of filtering through the dense canopy in thick, golden shafts, illuminating the fine dust that rises from unpaved shoulders and emphasizing the slow, deliberate pace of the region’s natural cycles.

Development in Cross Roads follows the rhythm of the surrounding timberland, where the economy remains tied to the stewardship of the woods and the quiet persistence of rural industry. Residents look toward the nearby expanse of Davy Crockett National Forest, which sits seven miles away, as a primary anchor for the local character and a vast, wild boundary that shapes the movement of those who live here. While the proximity to the serene waters of Lake Nacogdoches nine miles away offers a respite for those seeking the quiet of the shoreline, the pulse of the area is found in the daily maintenance of land and the legacy of families who have worked these soils for generations. Those inclined to wander often find themselves traversing the Old Tram Hiking Trail, a path that connects the present inhabitants to the historical footprint of those who first cleared these thickets.

About This Cross Roads Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cross Roads, Texas. Coordinates: 33.220449, -96.995808. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Cross Roads includes the ZIP code (77864, 75925, 75662), telephone area code (903, 817), county seat of Cherokee County (Rusk), and school district assignment (Denton Independent School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.