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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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County: Hardee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas & Polk.

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:

  • Hillsborough 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.
    • Pebble Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Pebble Creek is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
    • Pebble Creek Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Pebble Creek Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek Village
    • Lakeview Villas at Pebble Creek Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Florida Townsend Colony
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Langshire Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Langshire Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langshire Village
    • Rustic Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Rustic Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Village
    • Bay Hills Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Hills Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hills Village
    • Thonotosassa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • John Knox Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • John Knox Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Knox Village
    • Lake Keen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Lake Keen is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Keen
    • Brant Lake Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Brant Lake Village is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant Lake Village
    • Kambridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Kambridge is located in Hillsborough County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kambridge
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.
    • Masaryktown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Spring Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Spring Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • South Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Ridge Manor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Timber Pines
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Timber Pines is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Pines
    • Weeki Wachee Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Weeki Wachee Acres is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeki Wachee Acres
    • Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wiscon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Brookridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.
    • Wesley Chapel South
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Land O' Lakes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crystal Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Springs is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
    • Zephyrhills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • San Antonio
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
      • Former name for San Antonio:
      • Lake Jovita
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <1>
    • Odessa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Leo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Richland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Fivay ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Fivay Junction ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fivay Junction is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay Junction
    • Dade City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinellas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.
    • Oldsmar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • East Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • East Lake is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
    • Safety Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bayview ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayview is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
    • Gandy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Gandy is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
    • Cove Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
    • Palm Harbor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Tarpon Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Feather Sound
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Dunedin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Ozona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cross Creek, with the one closest to Cross Creek listed first.
    • Kathleen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Winston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Winston is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
    • Gibsonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Gibsonia is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonia
    • Lakeland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Fox Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Fox Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Town
    • Medulla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Medulla is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medulla
    • Willow Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Oak is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oak
    • Acton ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Acton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Nichols
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Combee Settlement
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Combee Settlement is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combee Settlement
    • Crystal Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Crystal Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
    • Lakeland Highlands
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeland Highlands is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Highlands

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.

  • Gan Shalom Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Loving Care Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Geiger Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Carroll Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Robles Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mathews Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Land O' Lakes.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ehren African American Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319666 <2>
  • Holden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Hill Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Hill Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
    • The Myrtle Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Myrtle Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72326 <2>
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Rose Hill Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Rose Hill Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Rose Hills Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72535 <2>
    • Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Tampa.
      • The Centro Espanol Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Centro Espanol Cemetery
      • Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71837 <2>

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.<4>

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.

  • Thonotosassa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ehren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ehren is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehren
  • Mango
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Seffner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Keene
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Keene is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Tampa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tampa is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407,599 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <1>
  • Ybor City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ybor City is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ybor City
  • Limona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Limona is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limona
  • Knights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Knights is located in Hillsborough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights
  • San Antonio
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
    • Former name for San Antonio:
    • Lake Jovita
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <1>
  • Odessa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brandon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Saint Leo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Valrico
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sydney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'.
<4>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.