Crossland, Kentucky

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Crossland, Kentucky
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Crossland (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°30′2″N88°22′49″W / 36.50056°N 88.38028°W / 36.50056; -88.38028
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Calloway
Elevation
587 ft (179 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID490399 [1]

Crossland is an unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. The town is on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line and was named for Edward Crossland who was a local judge at the time. The town had a post office from March 28, 1868, until 1925. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crossland, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 73. Retrieved December 15, 2020.