Evinston, Florida

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Evinston is an unincorporated community in Alachua County and Marion County, Florida, United States.

1 Geography
2 History
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Evinston is located at 29°29′20″N, 82°14′28″W (29.48667, -82.23139).^[1]

US Highway 441 connects the community to Gainesville, a few miles to the north. Evinston also is on County Road 225.

The community is on the west shore of Orange Lake.

[edit] History

Evinston Community Store and Post Office, a/k/a the Wood & Swink

Evinston was part of the Arredondo Grant of 1817. In 1884, the station at this location of the Florida Southern Railroad was named "Evinston" and a general store/post office was built.

Until the 1890s, orange growing was important, but a freeze in 1895 ended this pursuit.

The town contains a site on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, the Evinston Community Store and Post Office.

[edit] References

^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

Evinston, Florida is at coordinates 29°29′12″N 82°13′53″W / 29.48667, -82.23139 (Evinston, Florida)Coordinates: 29°29′12″N 82°13′53″W / 29.48667, -82.23139 (Evinston, Florida)

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