ABOUT

Cross Plains is a city in Robertson County, Tennessee. The population was 1,714 at the 2010 census.  Cross Plains is located at 36°32′42″N 86°40′27″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.3 square miles (21 km²), all land. In 1778, the first settlement in Robertson County was made by Thomas Kilgore on the waters of the Middle Fork of Red River, three-fourths of a mile west of Cross Plains. Cross Plains is the second oldest town in the county. The first building was a double log house erected by William Randolph in 1819, and used as a tavern.