Cross Anchor is a Census-designated place in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States.

[6] Alternatively, one Union County historian has stated the name originates from two British brothers who sailed to South Carolina before moving inland.

[8] Cross Anchor is located in extreme southern Spartanburg County.

The community's central location is the intersection of South Carolina Highways 49 and 56 where one traffic light exists.

Interstate 26 (approximately 8 miles from the town center) allows for easy access to Spartanburg to the north, and the capital, Columbia, to the south.