Orange Heights is an unincorporated community in
Alachua County,
Florida
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, United States. It is located at the intersection of
U.S. Route 301 and
Florida State Road 26
State Road 26 (SR 26) is a east–west route across North Central Florida.
Route description
The western terminus of SR 26 is at US 19/ 98/ 27 Alternate (unsigned SR 55) in Fanning Springs, near the Gilchrist/Levy county line. The route pr ...
.
History
Orange Heights was founded on the
Peninsula Railroad (now
CSX Transportation
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), which ran from
Waldo
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to
Ocala
Ocala ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Marion County within the northern region of Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 63,591, making it the 54th most populated city in Florida.
Home to ...
.
In 1891 Orange Heights had a population of more than 300 people. It had a school, a church, a hotel, three general stores, a cotton gin, a blacksmith, and a sawmill.
In 2010–2011 an overpass was constructed carrying State Road 26 over U.S. 301 and the CSX tracks at Orange Heights.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Alachua County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida