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Alachua County

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Local places

9

Linked notes

25

Population

290,028

Tax row

20.8894 mills

GEOID

12001

7 Citys 2 Towns

Local pages

Places in Alachua County

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Notes tied to Alachua County

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History and culture

Gainesville gave Gatorade its first sideline

Gatorade began at the University of Florida as a practical answer to heat, football practice, and tired players.

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Outdoors

Paynes Prairie is Gainesville's wide-open neighbor

Paynes Prairie gives Gainesville a rare nearby landscape of prairie, wildlife, trails, overlooks, and changing water conditions.

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Cars and driving

Florida specialty plates are a fee and renewal choice

Florida specialty and personalized plates can add choices, causes, fees, availability checks, and renewal details to a normal tag errand.

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Cars and driving

Florida moped, scooter, and e-bike labels change the road plan

Florida uses different lanes for mopeds, motor scooters, motorized scooters, and e-bikes, so the label can change license, tag, title, and local-rule details.

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Cars and driving

The I-75 Snake Wall makes a rest stop feel local

The Snake Wall at the southbound I-75 rest area near Gainesville turns a normal stop into a small Paynes Prairie road-trip memory.

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Home and property

Gainesville tree removal rules start with the city map

Gainesville tree work can depend on city limits, tree size, species, condition, permits, and state-law exceptions.

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Cars and driving

Florida rest areas are short breaks, not campgrounds

Florida rest areas and welcome centers are built for travel breaks, with time, camping, pet, restroom, and overnight details to check.

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Rules and licenses

Coreopsis is the state wildflower on road shoulders

Florida's official state wildflower is coreopsis, a small bright flower with a real connection to roadside plantings and highway beautification.

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Cars and driving

Florida crosswalks need patience before the turn

Florida crosswalk habits matter on beach roads, campus streets, downtown blocks, and parking-lot exits.

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Home and property

Florida lakefront aquatic plant work starts with FWC

Aquatic plants around a Florida lake or pond can involve habitat, permits, exemptions, contractors, and the exact waterbody.

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Money and taxes

Florida tuition residency is a document file

Florida resident tuition is not just having a Florida address; the school reviews legal residence, timing, dependency, and documents.

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Home and property

Florida 911 addressing is part of the new-build file

A Florida rural lot, new build, long driveway, or split parcel may need the local 911 addressing path before the address works for permits, utilities, and emergency response.

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Cars and driving

Florida bicycle passing room is part of the drive

Florida drivers should plan for bicycle space, turning patience, door checks, lights, and local bike-lane patterns before a tight street surprise.

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Cars and driving

Gainesville RTS makes UF trips less parking heavy

Gainesville's RTS can make University of Florida trips easier, but routes, passes, schedules, and campus rules need checking.

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History and culture

Cross Creek keeps Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings close

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park keeps a writer's Cross Creek farm close to the Florida land that shaped her books.

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Home and property

Cracker houses show why shade and breeze mattered

Florida's old cracker houses help explain why porches, raised floors, breezeways, shade, and simple wood-frame homes became part of the state story.

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Last checked July 5, 2026. The place list comes from the Florida place data used by this site, with local note links generated from note place tags. County tax planning rows use Florida Revenue November 2025 millage data. Before relying on a Florida rule, fee, deadline, public record, service, school assignment, storm instruction, or permit path, use the official source for the exact address.

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