Place:Gilchrist, Florida, United States

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NameGilchrist
Alt namesGilchristsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates29.7°N 82.783°W
Located inFlorida, United States     (1925 - )
See alsoAlachua, Florida, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Bell
Blitchville
Craggs
Curtis
Fanning Springs
Harvard
Little Lake City
Lottieville
Mutual
Neals
Thames
Trenton
Tyler
Wanamake
Wannee
Waters Lake
Wilcox Junction
Williford
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Gilchrist County is a county located in the north central part of the U.S. state of Florida. Organized in 1925 from the western part of Alachua, it is the last county to be formed in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,864. The county seat is Trenton.

Gilchrist County is included in the Gainesville, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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Gilchrist County was created in 1925, the last county organized in Florida. It was named for Albert W. Gilchrist, Governor of Florida from 1909 to 1913. It was formed by residents of what was then western Alachua County, as they believed they were not getting adequate representation on the county commission. With the poor roads of the time, they felt it took too long to get to the county seat of Gainesville. They disagreed about a proposed law that would require fencing in cattle in the rural area. They also believed that they would be better off by getting their own share of racetrack revenues, which the state distributed by county.

Much of the county was farmland and timberland when formed, and it is largely rural. Several natural springs are adjacent to the Santa Fe River, including Ginnie Springs, Hart Springs, and Gilchrist Blue Springs, the last of which became a Florida state park in 2017.[1]

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Historic buildings

Historic buildings in Gilchrist County include:

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1925 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1926 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1926 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1926 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1926 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1930 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1930 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1930 4,137
1940 4,250
1950 3,499
1960 2,868
1970 3,551
1980 5,767
1990 9,667
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Gilchrist County, Florida, United States

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External links

www.co.gilchrist.fl.us/

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