Cross in Berkeley County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cross Post Office

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009

1. Cross Post Office Marker

Inscription. This post office, originally named Cross Mill, was established in 1879. Adam Cross, a local storekeeper & Civil War veteran, was first postmaster.

Erected 1992 by Berkeley County Historical Preservation Commission. (Marker Number 8-26.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 33° 19.795′ N, 80° 9.19′ W. Marker is in Cross, South Carolina, in Berkeley County. It is on Ranger Drive (State Highway 6), on the left when traveling south. Located just south of Longpoint Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cross SC 29436, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry

and in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Moss Grove (approx. 0.7 miles away); Friendship Methodist Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Gen. William Moultrie (approx. 2½ miles away); Thomas Sumpter’s Store (approx. 5½ miles away); Berkeley County (approx. 6.2 miles away); Village of Eadytown (approx. 7½ miles away); Francis Marion / Francis Marion's Grave (approx. 8½ miles away); Maude E. Callen Clinic (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cross.

Other markers

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no longer nearby. Barnet's Tavern (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Cherokee Path (was approx. 1.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Thomas Sumter's Store (was approx. 5.1 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

2. Cross Post Office Marker

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

3. Cross Post Office Marker

Cross Post Office Marker, looking southward along Ranger Drive image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, September 15, 2009

4. Cross Post Office Marker, looking southward along Ranger Drive

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,120 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 2, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.