Cross Timbers, Missouri

About Cross Timbers

Cross Timbers is a tiny community in central Missouri with an estimated population of 124.

Cross Timbers holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.45 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 276 residents per square mile.

📰 Cross Timbers News Today

• Highway 65 crash in Cross Timbers kills Fordland man KTTN · Aug 7
• Fordland man dies in Hickory County, Mo., crash KY3 · Aug 7
• Mo’ Bettahs Hawaiian Style Food now open at Harvest Town Center Cross Timbers Gazette · Aug 14
• UPDATE: Endangered Person Advisory canceled for missing 12-year-old girl in Cross Timbers, Mo. KY3 · Jun 30
• Missouri bowler rolls first 300 during 2026 USBC Open Championships BOWL.com · Jun 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cross Timbers Unique

• The only place in America named Cross Timbers — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cross Timbers

• The Place — breakfast

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cross Timbers

🏘️ Nearby Communities