Earleton, Florida

Earleton, Florida
Unincorporated community
Earleton, Florida is located in Florida
Earleton, Florida
Earleton, Florida
Location within Florida
Coordinates: 29°44′38″N 82°06′12″W / 29.74389°N 82.10333°W / 29.74389; -82.10333
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyAlachua
Elevation
180 ft (55 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
32631
Area code352
GNIS feature ID294372
Earleton, Florida historical marker
(front and back)
A color photograph of the front of the plaque at Earleton, Florida
A color photograph of the back of the plaque at Earleton, Florida

Earleton is an unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida, United States. The community is located on County Road 1469, 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Waldo, on the west shore of Lake Santa Fe. In 1888, the community had a hotel, general store, school and church. Vegetables were shipped from the area to the northern states, and wine was produced from locally grown grapes. A post office named "Rosetta" was established in 1886. The name was changed to "Earleton" in 1887. The ZIP code is 32631.

References

  1. ↑ "Earleton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Ashby, J. W. (1888). Alachua, the Garden County of Florida. New York: The South Publishing Company. Cities, Towns and Post Offices. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  3. ↑ Bradbury, Alford G.; Hallock, E. Story (1962). A chronology of Florida post offices. Florida Federation of Stamp Clubs. p. 24.
  4. ↑ "All Zip Codes in Earleton FL". Retrieved June 13, 2021.