Cleveland Crossroads, Alabama

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Cleveland Crossroads, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Cleveland Crossroads, Alabama
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Cleveland Crossroads, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°06′47″N85°59′15″W / 33.11306°N 85.98750°W / 33.11306; -85.98750
Country United States
State Alabama
County Clay
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID156191 [1]

Cleveland Crossroads, also known as Elias, is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Alabama, United States.

History

Cleveland Crossroads was originally named Elias in honor of Elias Brantley Cleveland, the first postmaster. After the post office was discontinued, the name was changed to Cleveland Crossroads, also in honor of Elias Cleveland. [2] At one point, Cleveland Crossroads was home to a church, school, mechanic shop, two general stores, and a grist mill. [3] A post office operated under the name Elias from 1886 to 1905. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Cleveland Crossroads". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 36. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ East, Don. A Historical Analysis of the Creek Indian Hillabee Towns. iUniverse, Inc. pp. 133–5. ISBN   978-1-4401-0163-2.
  4. ↑ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
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