Cross Roads Texas Map

About Cross Roads, Texas

Cross Roads is a locality in Rusk 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 asserts its presence upon a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Bacon Creek, which carves a shallow, verdant artery through the surrounding prairie. It lies 6.2 miles southeast of Kilgore, TX (from Kilgore, TX: bearing 128°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-southwest of Lake Cherokee. The horizon is punctuated by the steady, rising profile of Holland Mountain, a silent sentinel that watches over the expansive fields as they catch the bruised, amber light of a fading sun. Only four miles away, the surface of Martin Lake holds the sky in a mirror of still, dark water, providing a cool respite against the heat that often settles heavily upon the open plains. The air here carries the scent of sun-warmed earth and dry grass, a sensory reminder of the vast, inland distance that separates these plains from any distant, salt-tinged shore.

Cross Roads remains a place where the local economy maintains a deliberate pace, anchored by the shifting demands of modern infrastructure and the quiet endurance of land-based commerce. The rhythm of daily life is shaped by the nearby presence of Meadowbrook Park, where the untamed patches of native vegetation offer a glimpse into the region’s original, uncultivated character. Families and laborers move through the day with a focused, understated purpose, reflecting the pragmatism of a locality built on the intersection of agrarian roots and steady, pragmatic expansion. There is a specific, solitary beauty in the way the shadows lengthen across the roads at dusk, revealing a landscape that values its own quiet substance over the clamor of more crowded centers.

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 Rusk County (Henderson), 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.