- Cross Creek, Florida
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Cross Creek is an unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida, United States. It is located on Cross Creek, a short stream connecting Orange Lake and Lochloosa Lake.
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Geography
Cross Creek is located at 29°29′11″N 82°09′42″W / 29.4863°N 82.1616°WCoordinates: 29°29′11″N 82°09′42″W / 29.4863°N 82.1616°W (29.4863, -82.1616).[1]
History
Cross Creek is best known for once being the home of author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. She wrote many of her stories while living there, including the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Yearling, which was made into the 1946 film of the same name, and her memoir, Cross Creek, which was made into the 1983 film of the same name.
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
Municipalities and communities of Alachua County, Florida Cities Alachua | Archer | Gainesville | Hawthorne | High Springs | Newberry | Waldo
Towns Unincorporated
communitiesCross Creek | Evinston‡ | Haile | Haile Plantation | Jonesville | Melrose‡ | Rochelle | Windsor
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
External links
1. Florida Crackers Helped Win Pulitzer Prize
Categories:- Unincorporated communities in Alachua County, Florida
- Gainesville, Florida metropolitan area
- Florida geography stubs
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