Cross Roads Texas Map

About Cross Roads, Texas

Cross Roads is a locality in Madison 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 inland prairie where the horizon stretches wide beneath an unyielding, pale sky. It lies 33.4 miles northwest of Huntsville, TX (from Huntsville, TX: bearing 318°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north of Madisonville. Pine Branch carves a persistent, shallow path through the earth nearby, feeding the thirsty soil and defining the drainage of the local topography. To the west, the land rises toward the subtle silhouette of Hayden Mountain, while the deeper shadows of Buck Gully provide a break in the otherwise level terrain. The air here holds the dry, heavy scent of sun-baked grasses and distant dust, catching a golden, honeyed quality in the final hour of daylight that turns the fields into a sea of amber.

History in Cross Roads moves at the pace of the seasons, rooted in a landscape that has long favored the patient labor of agriculture and the slow growth of local trade. While the proximity of Fort Boggy State Park offers a sanctuary of oak and pine for those seeking the Fort Boggy State Park Trail, the daily economy remains tied to the steady rhythms of the inland plain. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir when the heat of the afternoon demands a reprieve from the work of the fields. Life here is measured not by grand gestures, but by the maintenance of fences and the resilience of the local industry, persisting with a quiet, grounded dignity that ignores the frantic noise of the wider world.

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 Madison County (Madisonville), 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.