McAlpin is an

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Suwannee County Suwannee County is a county located in the north central portion of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,474, up from 41,551 in 2010. Its county seat is Live Oak. Suwannee County was a dry county until August 201 ...

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, United States. McAlpin is located on

U.S. Route 129 U.S. Route 129 (US 129) is an auxiliary route of US 29, which it intersects in Athens, Georgia. US 129 currently runs for from an intersection with US 19/ US 27 ALT/ US 98 in Chiefland, Florida, to an interchange ...

, south of

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. McAlpin has a

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with ZIP code 32062.ZIP Code Lookup
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History

The town was settled in 1882, and had a population of 30 people by 1886.A BRIEF HISTORY OF SUWANNEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
/ref> It was named after Daniel M. McAlpin, who was an early publisher of the Suwannee Democrat after he purchased the local newspaper which was then called the Live Oak Advertiser in 1875 and renamed it the Florida Bulletin. The name was changed to the Suwannee Democrat later.

References

Unincorporated communities in Suwannee County, Florida Unincorporated communities in Florida {{SuwanneeCountyFL-geo-stub