Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alachua had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Alachua had a population of 9,916 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alachua, with the one closest to Alachua listed first.
- Newnansville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newnansville is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnansville
- Hague
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- La Crosse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jonesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rutledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Mikesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mikesville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikesville
- Arredondo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbanks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Fort White
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New River is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River
- Archer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rochelle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orange Heights is located in Alachua County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Heights
- Lulu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Meredith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Meredith is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Hampton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Micanopy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Earleton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alachua, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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