Owens Cross Roads, Alabama

About Owens Cross Roads

Owens Cross Roads, AL is a small town located in northern Alabama counting 3,164 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Owens Cross Roads is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 7.89 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 401 residents per square mile.

📰 Owens Cross Roads News Today

• Owens Cross Roads officer-involved shooting investigation turned over to Madison Co. DA WAFF · Jul 24
• 6139 Feather Way SE, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763 Realtor.com · Sep 30
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Owens Cross Roads, Alabama - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 11
• Coroner identifies man killed after Owens Cross Roads officer-involved shooting WHNT.com · May 15
• Owens Cross Roads receives $321K grant to improve G. Carpenter Road rocketcitynow.com · Jul 16

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Alabama headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Owens Cross Roads Unique

• The only place in America named Owens Cross Roads — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern Alabama, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Alabama — one of 594 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Owens Cross Roads

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Owens Cross Roads

• Buenavista Mexican Cantina — mexican
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Yoshi Sushi Fusion — sushi
• Dutch Bros. Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• El Hurradurra Mexican Restaurant
• El Olmeca — mexican
• Huddle House — american
• Mandarin House
• Mudslingers Coffee of Huntsville — coffee shop (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Huntsville Speedway · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Owens Cross Roads

• Ditto Landing reviews ★
• Goldsmith-Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Marie's Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Sandra Moon Community Complex reviews ★
• Aldridge Creek Greenway reviews ★
• Alum Hollow Land Trust · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Big Cove Creek Greenway reviews ★
• Blevins Gap Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Camelot Recreation Association reviews ★
• Cove Park reviews ★
• Hays Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ken Johnston Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Owens Cross Roads

• GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary
• Hampton Cove Elementary
• Hampton Cove Middle School
• Owens Cross Roads School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Owens Cross Roads

🏘️ Nearby Communities