Island Grove is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Alachua County
Alachua County ( ) is a county in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 278,468. The county seat is Gainesville, the home of the University of Florida.
History Prehistory and ear ...
,
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
, United States.
Its
ZIP code is 32654.
Island Grove can be found near the southeastern terminus of
County Road 325 and
US 301. The CSX Wildwood Subdivision also passes through the community.
Residents of Island Grove are zoned for their children to attend Chester Shell Elementary School and Hawthorne JR/SR High,
both in
Hawthorne, Florida
Hawthorne () is a city in Alachua County, Florida, United States, incorporated in 1881. Indigenous peoples of the Americas had been living in the area since around 100 CE; Hawthorne grew around their trading trails. Throughout its history, Hawt ...
.
Island Grove is the part of Florida immortalized in the writings of
, who lived just up the road at Cross Creek.
See also
*
Island Grove Masonic Lodge No. 125
The Island Grove Masonic Lodge No. 125 is a historic building in Alachua County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 7, 2010. It is located at 20114 Southeast 219 Avenue.
See also
* National Register of Historic ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Alachua County, Florida
Populated places established in 1882
1882 establishments in Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida
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