Cleveland Crossroads, Alabama

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

Cleveland Crossroads, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Cleveland Crossroads, Alabama
Cleveland Crossroads, Alabama
Coordinates: 33°06′47″N 85°59′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyClay
Elevation
879 ft (268 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)256 & 938
GNIS feature ID156191[1]

History

Cleveland Crossroads was originally named Elias in honor of Elias B. 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]

gollark: Also, I would write down trading rules!
gollark: I will also add nine extra tiers of prize dragon and equivalent normal dragons.
gollark: Free CB Prizes to whoever votes for me if I win!
gollark: How about you can see the ID of the dragon, i.e. which number it is (first dragon ever, second dragon ever, 5372th dragon ever etc)?
gollark: I would make codes into sequences of randomly picked words.

References
  1. "Cleveland Crossroads". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  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. p. 133-5. ISBN 978-1-4401-0163-2.
  4. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 28 February 2020.



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