Cross Creek, Florida, United States

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Cross Creek, Florida, United States is a small rural community best known as the longtime home of author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and the setting for several of her celebrated works.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf unincorporated community
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States
county Alachua County, Florida
culturalSignificance important site in American Southern literature
ecosystem freshwater marshes
pine flatwoods
wetlands
featureType populated place
governingBody Alachua County government
hasAttraction Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings farmhouse
preserved orange groves
hasCoordinateRegion Northern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
hasHeritageDesignationNearby U.S. National Historic Landmark (Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings house)
hasHistoricSite Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park
hasNearbyBodyOfWater Cross Creek
Lochloosa Lake
Orange Lake
hasNotableResident Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity agriculture
tourism
knownFor association with author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
setting of several works by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
landUse agricultural
conservation
residential
literarySettingOf Cross Creek (book)
The Yearling
various short stories by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
locatedBetween Lochloosa Lake
Orange Lake
locatedIn north-central Florida
locatedNear Gainesville, Florida
Micanopy, Florida
Rochelle, Florida
namedAfter Cross Creek waterway
partOf Alachua County, Florida
Florida literary heritage
United States South
populationCharacteristic small population
postalCountry United States
region rural community
state Florida
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
tourismType literary tourism
transportationAccess rural roads

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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings residence Cross Creek, Florida, United States
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings movedTo Cross Creek, Florida, United States
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings workLocation Cross Creek, Florida, United States
Cross Creek narrativeLocation Cross Creek, Florida
linked to: Cross Creek, Florida, United States
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings residence Cross Creek, Florida
subject linked to: Marjorie Kinnan
linked to: Cross Creek, Florida, United States
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings workLocation Cross Creek, Florida
subject linked to: Marjorie Kinnan
linked to: Cross Creek, Florida, United States