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Country
  
United States

County
  
Spartanburg

Local time
  
Saturday 4:17 PM

State
  
South Carolina

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

Population
  
126 (2010)

Cross Anchor, South Carolina

Weather
  
14°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 22% Humidity

Cross Anchor is a Census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population in the 2010 United States Census is 126.

Contents

Map of Cross Anchor, SC 29335, USA

History

A post office called Cross Anchor has been in operation since 1809. Cross Anchor was named from an old tavern sign depicting two anchors crossed.

The Musgrove Mill State Historic Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

Geography

Cross Anchor is located in extreme southern Spartanburg County in the Upstate region of South Carolina. The central location is the intersection of South Carolina Highways 49 and 56 where one traffic light exists. Nearby towns include Woodruff, Clinton, Union, and Pauline. Interstate 26 (approximately 8 miles from the town center) allows for easy access to the north, Spartanburg, and the capital to the south, Columbia.

The elevation is 679 feet above mean sea level.

References

Cross Anchor, South Carolina Wikipedia