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Alachua II

Ghost town · Alachua County, Florida

Arredondo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500)
Arredondo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1890, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alachua II is a ghost town in Alachua County, Florida. It is one of 4 former communities in Alachua County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alachua II as a historical populated place on the Micanopy topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 29.6169° N, 82.3665° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMicanopy
Elevation78 ft
Nearest living townGainesville, FL
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID294557
Coordinates29.61691, -82.36649

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What's there now

Alachua II is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Gainesville, FL (population 143,611), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 78 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Alachua II?

Alachua II is in Alachua County, Florida, at 29.6169, -82.3665.

How many ghost towns are in Alachua County?

Alachua County, Florida has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.