Old Town is an

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in Dixie County,

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, United States, located at

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– ALT 27- 98 and State Road 349. The ZIP Code for Old Town is 32680.

Geography

Old Town is located at (29.6011, -82.9819), about 40 miles southwest of Gainesville and 12 miles northwest of

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Historic places

Historic places in Old Town include: * '' City of Hawkinsville'', a shipwreck in the

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, near the Nature Coast Trail State Park *

Old Town Methodist Church The original Old Town Methodist Church, built in 1890, is an historic wooden Methodist church building now situated behind the Old Town United Methodist Church built in 1983 a short distance west of the intersection of U.S. 19 and Road 349 in O ...

built in 1890, located behind the 1983 church building. * Old Town Elementary School, now the Dixie County Cultural Center

Medical care

For health care, Old Town has a small urgent-care center; but in emergencies, patients are airlifted to Gainesville hospitals. Physical therapy and other rehabilitative services are available in

Education

Residents are served by

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. Old Town Elementary School is located in Old Town. Old Town is also served by secondary schools in Cross City: Ruth Rains Middle School, and

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References

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