Cross Junction, Virginia

Cross Junction, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°19′13″N78°17′36″W / 39.32028°N 78.29333°W / 39.32028; -78.29333
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Frederick
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	22625
GNIS feature ID	1477234 [1]

Cross Junction is an unincorporated community in northern Frederick County, Virginia, United States. Cross Junction is located on the North Frederick Pike (U.S. Highway 522) at its intersection with Collinsville Road. Cross Junction also encompasses the residential communities at Lake Holiday to the south.

History and terrain

Cross Junction and its environs consist of rain-fed streams and springs. It is the traditional home of the indigenous Shawnee, who had a settlement and court at Shawnee Springs. A few old farms in the area are owned by descendants of the founders of the European-American community, which date from the 18th century. Some farms date to when George Washington originally surveyed the land.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross Junction, Virginia