Cross Timbers is a city in Hickory County, Missouri, United States.

[5] The community was named for a strip of trees (colloquially a "cross timber") near the original town site.

[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.17 km2), all land.

37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

48.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 32.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 50.0% of families and 42.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 60.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.9% of those 65 or over.