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Gilchrist County was created in 1925, the last county organized in Florida. It was originally set to be named Melon County due to watermelons being one of the main exports from the area; however, the death of Albert W. Gilchrist, Governor of Florida from 1909 to 1913, prompted its renaming to Gilchrist County instead.
In Gilchrist County, winds left about 8,000 homes and businesses without electricity. [185] Heavy rainfall was observed, with 15.11 in (384 mm) falling to the west of Bellair. Rivers and creeks throughout the county rose significantly. The Santa Fe River crested at 21.22 ft (6.47 m) near Hildreth, reaching minor flood stage.
Ginnie Springs is a privately owned park in Gilchrist County about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of High Springs, Florida, USA. It is located on the south side of the Santa Fe River, to which it is connected. The water is clear and cold and there are accessible caverns with a sand and limestone bottom. [1] [2]
The 911 call came in at about 4 p.m. on Sept. 18, 2014, to Gilchrist County dispatchers in Florida. On the tape, the 911 operator could hear a man admitting to killing his adult daughter and his ...
Spring Ridge is located in northeastern Gilchrist County, to the east of Florida State Road 47 and south of the Santa Fe River.It is 8 miles (13 km) west of High Springs and 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Trenton, the Gilchrist County seat.
The low pressure measured from an extratropical cyclone was 28.84 inches/976.7 hPa during the Storm of the Century (1993). [3] From a tropical cyclone, the lowest pressure measured was 26.35 inches/892 hPa in the Florida Keys during the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935. [4]
The Gainesville, Florida Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area was first defined in 1971, consisting of only Alachua County. In 1983 Bradford County was added to the MSA. [3] Bradford County was removed from the MSA in 1993. [4] Gilchrist County was added to the MSA in 2003. [5] Levy County was added to the MSA in 2018. [6]
Little Lake City is an unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida, United States. It is located on the Suwannee River , approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Bell . Geography