Cross Creek, Florida

Cross Creek is an unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida, United States.

It is located on Cross Creek, a short stream connecting Orange and Lochloosa lakes.

It is bisected by a navigable waterway, Cross Creek, which connects the two large lakes of Orange and Lochloosa, thus the community is on a narrow isthmus between these two water bodies.

[3] The population of Cross Creek began to grow during the 1950s and 1960s when local man Ben Wheeler dug canals and built a number of houses, many with waterfronts.

[citation needed] The unique geographical environs and the presence of a few older houses (including Mrs. Rawlings' home, now both a Florida State Park and a National Historic Site), have helped Cross Creek to retain some local color.