Cleveland Crossroads, Alabama

Cleveland Crossroads, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°06′47″N 85°59′15″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Clay
Elevation	879 ft (268 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	256 & 938
GNIS feature ID	156191[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.