Welcome to Cross City ...

The town of Cross City is located in Dixie County<1> and is the County Seat for Dixie County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cross City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cross City has a population of 1,726 people<2> (see below for details).

Cross City is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cross City lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Cross City: (352)

The ZIP code for Cross City: 32628<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cross City had an population of 1,726 people. This is a decrease of 0.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cross City had a population of 1,728 people (or 10.52% of the total population of Dixie County). This makes Cross City the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,728 people, the population of Cross City decreased 2.65% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,775 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cross City.

Communities Also Named Cross City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cross City - it's located in Kansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross City.

Communities near Cross City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cross City.

• Chiefland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiefland
  • Chiefland is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiefland <5>
• Trenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Fanning Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Springs
  • Fanning Springs is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanning Springs <5>
• Bell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <5>
• Horseshoe Beach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Beach
  • Horseshoe Beach is located in Dixie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Beach <5>
• Old Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <5>
• Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
  • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
• Manatee Road
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
  • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
• Steinhatchee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinhatchee
  • Steinhatchee is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steinhatchee <5>
• Steward City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steward City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward City
  • Steward City is located in Dixie County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cross City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cross City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cross City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cross City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross City. See our Newspapers Page for Cross City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross City ...

Looking for more information about Cross City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cross City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cross City.

Adding Cross City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cross City in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cross City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cross City post office opened in 1908.

We also found Cross City on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cross City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cross City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dixie County: www.dixie-county.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/