Welcome to Cross Bayou ...

Cross Bayou is located in Pinellas County<1>.

The location of Cross Bayou has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cross Bayou, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Cross Bayou is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Cross Bayou ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Cross Bayou: This one is located in Pinellas County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

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

Communities near Cross Bayou ...

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

• Tampa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
  • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <4>
• Saint Petersburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg
  • Saint Petersburg is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Petersburg <4>
• Clearwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
  • Former name for Clearwater:
  • Clear Water Harbor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <4>
• Largo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
  • Largo is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <4>
• Dunedin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunedin
  • Dunedin is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunedin <4>
• Tarpon Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Springs
  • Tarpon Springs is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarpon Springs <4>
• Seminole
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
  • Seminole is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <4>
• Safety Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safety Harbor
  • Safety Harbor is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safety Harbor <4>
• Oldsmar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldsmar
  • Oldsmar is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldsmar <4>
• Gulfport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Pinellas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <4>

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 Bayou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cross Bayou.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cross Bayou. 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 Bayou.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cross Bayou ...

Looking for more information about Cross Bayou? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cross Bayou, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cross Bayou.

Adding Cross Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cross Bayou 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 Bayou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cross Bayou post office opened in 1906.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.org/

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