La Crosse Map
La Crosse or LaCrosse, is a town in Alachua County, Florida, United States, 15 miles from Gainesville, Florida. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 143. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 153 . The area around La Crosse is devoted to agriculture, especially potatoes; area is known as the "Potato District". Other products of the area include tobacco, vegetables, and cattle.
La Crosse was an agricultural village by 1860, in an area mostly given over to cotton farming at the time. A post office was opened in La Crosse in 1881, and La Crosse was incorporated as a town on 17 December 1897.
La Crosse is located at 29°51?N 82°24?W / 29.85°N 82.4°W / 29.85; -82.4 (29.8442, -82.4040).
Nearby cities include High Springs, Lake Butler, Gainesville, Waldo, Hampton.