Official Name: | Crosses, Arkansas |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Madison |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Valley |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 414 |
Pushpin Map: | Arkansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Crosses |
Coordinates: | 35.8742°N -93.9114°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 72727 |
Area Code: | 479 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 71291 |
Crosses is an unincorporated community in Valley Township, Madison County, Arkansas, United States, located at the intersection of Arkansas Highways 16 and Highway 295.[2]
The community has the name of one Mr. Cross, a pioneer citizen.[3]
In 2012, Arkansas head football coach Bobby Petrino was involved in a motorcycle crash while sliding off Highway 16 near Crosses, his passenger being former Arkansas All-SEC volleyball player Jessica Dorrell.[4] He was subsequently fired from his coaching job for lying about the accident to the school.[5]