Cross Lanes, West Virginia

About Cross Lanes

Set in the western part of West Virginia, Cross Lanes is a small unincorporated community.

Cross Lanes holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.25 square miles.

📰 Cross Lanes News Today

• Terry Coleman Obituary (2026) - Cross Lanes, WV - Charleston Gazette-Mail Legacy | Obituary · Oct 6
• Man arrested; another person hospitalized after crash in Cross Lanes WSAZ · Sep 26
• Lane closed for I-64 crash near Cross Lanes WOWK 13 News · Sep 27
• Cross Lanes, WV Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 30
• Kanawha County Sheriff's Office investigating shooting in Cross Lanes WCHS · May 9

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What Makes Cross Lanes Unique

• The only place in America named Cross Lanes — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in western West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🏫 Schools in Cross Lanes

• Point Harmony Elementary School

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

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