Campville, Florida
Campville is a community in eastern Alachua County, Florida,[1] north of Hawthorne. The community grew up along the route of the Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad, with a sawmill, a store, a church, a school and a score of homes in the area when a post office was established in 1881. It was named for three brothers by the name of Camp who ran a large sawmill in the area.[2] The population was about 300 in 1928, when a brick factory, several tree nurseries, and four stores were located in the community.[3] The brick factory was also founded by the Camp brothers and bricks produced there can be seen in Gainesville's old downtown buildings. The bricks are a tan buff color.[2] The post office was closed in 1966.[4]
References
- ^ "Campville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ a b Pickard, John B. (2001). Historic Alachua County and old Gainesville : a tour guide to the past. Gainesville, FL: Alachua Press. ISBN 0967278864. OCLC 50765140.
- ^ "History of Campville". Historic Preservation Alachua County. Alachua County Historical Commission. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Bradbury, Alford G.; Hallock, E. Story (1962). A chronology of Florida post offices. Florida Federation of Stamp Clubs. p. 13.
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