The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusCross Lanes is a census-designated place (CDP) and suburb of Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,727 (down from 9,995 at the 2010 census). An EF2 tornado struck and heavily damaged the north side of town on April 2, 2024.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 9,995 to 9,727 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cross Lanes yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cross Lanes’s history is told.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.