Early Bird is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

Marion County, Florida Marion County is located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 375,908. Its county seat is Ocala. Marion County comprises the Ocala, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. it includes par ...

, United States.

History

Early Bird was located along a now-abandoned branch of the

Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad The Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad was the final name of a system of railroads throughout Florida, becoming part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway in 1900. The system, including some of the first railroads in Florida, stretched from Jacks ...

, constructed in 1891. A phosphate mine was located in Early Bird, and other mines were located nearby. Early Bird had a post office in 1893. By 1915, the mine had been "long ago abandoned". In 1920, the Melton Timber Company operated a logging railroad and mill in Early Bird.

References

Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Florida Unincorporated communities in Florida {{MarionCountyFL-geo-stub