Welcome to Grand Crossing ...

Grand Crossing is located in Duval County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Crossing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Grand Crossing: Grand Xing.

Grand Crossing is near sea level<3>.

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

Grand Crossing is within the boundaries of the (904) area code.

Communities Also Named Grand Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Grand Crossing - they are located in Illinois and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand Crossing.

Communities near Grand Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grand Crossing.

• Jacksonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Atlantic Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <4>
• Orange Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Neptune Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
  • Neptune Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neptune Beach <4>
• Baldwin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Callahan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan
  • Callahan is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callahan <4>
• Normandy Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
  • Normandy Village is located in Duval County
  • Normandy Village has also been known as:
  • Normandy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy Village <4>
• Biscayne Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
  • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
• Garden City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Duval County
• San Marco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
  • San Marco is located in Duval 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 Grand Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Crossing ...

Looking for more information about Grand Crossing? 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 Grand Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Crossing.

Adding Grand Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grand Crossing post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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