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Cross City, Florida

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Cross City North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 32628. The Survey maps it on the Cross City West quadrangle. 1,689 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 39 feet above sea level.

Cross City within Dixie County

Then and now

1954 to 1978

The same ground, surveyed 24 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Cross City, surveyed 1978
Topographic sheet of Cross City, surveyed 1954

Compare 1954 against another survey:

Population over time

3 figures

Cross City fell from 1,775 to 1,689 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20001,775
20101,728-47 (-3%)
20201,689-39 (-2%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

200 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 200 fires within 5 miles of Cross City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 424 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 31 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural39
Debris and open burning38
Equipment and vehicle use34
Arson/incendiarism31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Railroad operations and maintenance17
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Recreation and ceremony6
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service15 - LABOR DAY FIRE - 0209
4 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceBODY SHOP (15)
27 September 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSOUTHERN COMFORT (15)
20 September 2011Natural5.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceB-LINE (15)
18 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest Service117 TH AVE (15)
18 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreFlorida Forest Service15 - THE HAY BALE FIRE - 0215
13 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreFlorida Forest ServiceHERRING RD. (15)
3 August 2016Natural15 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBARBER CEMETARY (15)

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dixie County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Cross City: 10 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dixie County

Storms near this place

22 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cross City in 22 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
September 2010LightningCross City$225,000The Dixie County Times newspaper reported that lightning struck a single wide mobile home, which resulted in a fire that destroyed the home, van, boat, motor home, and two sheds. Two cats were also killed in the fire. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindCross City$200,000There were numerous reports of roof damage in Cross City with many power poles also blown down. The Ace Hardware in Cross City was also missing part of its roof. The Dixie County Advocate newspaper also reported cars and semi trucks flipped over. An estimated 75 to 100 trees were blown down across the county. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.
March 2008Thunderstorm WindCross City$100,000Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the central portion of the county. In the Forest Hills subdivision, a roof was torn off a mobile home, while another was damaged by a fallen tree. Another mobile home was destroyed when a large tree fell on it. A vehicle was damaged by flying debris from a nearby building.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindCross City$10,000Downed trees on a house. Reported by the Dixie County EMA.
December 2020Thunderstorm WindCross City$3,000Trees and power lines were blown down across Cross City.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindCross City$3,000A power line was blown down near NE 214 Ave and 152nd Street.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindCross City$3,000Several trees and power lines were down across the central portion of the county.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindCross City$2,000Fallen trees or limbs resulted in a power outage along SE 275th Street.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindCross City$2,000Trees and power lines were blown down.
February 2015Thunderstorm WindCross City$2,000Trees were blown down in the Cross City area.
June 2004Thunderstorm WindCross City$2,000Some trees fell on power lines. Reported by the Dixie County Sheriff.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindCross City$1,000The Dixie County Sheriff reported several downed trees near County Road 358.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindCross City$500A utility company official reported several trees down.
January 2024Thunderstorm WindCross City-A couple of trees were blown down in Dixie county.
April 2023Thunderstorm WindCross City-Numerous trees were blown down along 122nd Street.
February 2021Thunderstorm WindCross City-There were a few reports of trees blown down.
June 2012Heavy RainCross City-A storm total rainfall of 11.52 inches fell during Tropical Storm Debby.
March 2005HailCross City-The Dixie County Sheriff reported quarter size hail.
July 1998HailCross City-Nickel sized hail in Cross City. High winds toppled a few trees in Old Town.
February 1996Thunderstorm WindCross City-no account filed
May 1996HailCross City-no account filed
June 1996HailCross City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dixie County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Shamrock1.2 miles10
Eugene2.5 miles10
Old Town7.9 miles10
Suwanee Old Town (historical)8.5 miles10
Dixietown9.0 miles11
Hines9.3 miles10
Horseshoe10.5 miles11
Fletcher10.5 miles11

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Cross CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1002856The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 281091. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.