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Welcome to Floyd Crossing ...

Floyd Crossing is located in Floyd County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floyd Crossing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Floyd Crossing: Floyd Xing.

Floyd Crossing is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Floyd Crossing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Floyd Crossing: 641

Communities near Floyd Crossing ...

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

  • Charles City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Osage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Osage is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <3>
  • Nashua
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
  • Nora Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Greene
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rockford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Elma
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Plainfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rudd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marble Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floyd Crossing ...

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

Adding Floyd Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Floyd 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 (so far) for Floyd Crossing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Floyd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Floyd Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.