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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Cross Creek (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Cross Creek. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Cross Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cross Creek: Cross Crk. (or less commonly used: Cross Ck. or Cross Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cross Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cross Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Cross Creek is located in Alachua County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alachua County: Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Cross Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cross Creek:

  • Alachua County     (The home county of Cross Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.
    • Evinston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lochloosa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Island Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Micanopy
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hawthorne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rochelle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Windsor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Campville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Gainesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Melrose
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Arredondo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Earleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.
    • Graham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hampton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Brooker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Keystone Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.
    • East Williston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Raleigh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Williston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Morriston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Williston Highlands
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • East Bronson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • Meredith
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Meredith is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Bronson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.
    • McIntosh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Citra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Irvine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Reddick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Lowell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sparr
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
    • Anthony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Martin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Martin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.
    • Edgar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Keuka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Interlachen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mannville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Putnam Hall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grandin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Florahome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollister
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashua
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Welaka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Peniel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cross Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Cross Creek.

Cemeteries Near Cross Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cross Creek.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cross Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cross Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.

  • Center Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Olive AME Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Tompkins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Willow Plant Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Citra Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Micanopy.
    • The Haynes Memorial Historic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haynes Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280648 <2>
  • Millwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Simmons Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Grove Park Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (129 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Cross Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cross Creek.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.

  • Boardman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boardman is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Evinston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Island Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lochloosa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Micanopy Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Micanopy Junction is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micanopy Junction
  • Orange Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Citra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Millwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Millwood is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Grove Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Grove Park is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
  • Micanopy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Reddick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rochelle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Hawthorne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Flemington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Flemington is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cross Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cross Creek.

Newspapers Published in Cross Creek ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cross Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cross Creek, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cross Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Cross Creek:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cross Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cross Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.