CITY OF GAINESVILLE

City of Gainesville is a Florida historical marker in Gainesville, Alachua County, dedicated 1969.

Alachua County · dedicated 1969 · 200 East University Avenue, between 1st St.NE & 3rd St.NE, Gainesville City Hall, Gainesville

Get directions ↗Start a road trip Historical trails

Designated the County Seat in 1854, and incorporated as a City in 1869, Gainesville takes its name from General Edmund Gaines, captor of Aaron Burr and commander of U.S. Army troops in Florida during the Second Seminole War. The town was the fourth Alachua County Seat of government. The University of Florida and its educational predecessors have been located in Gainesville since the 1850's.

TodayHistorical map

Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Example

under a mile from where William Gabby lived in the 1760s

what this marker records spans 1777 to 1789, overlapping William Gabby's years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

Upload your family tree and TreeAlive finds the markers near where your own ancestors lived.

See your family's markers

Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyThat would be an error, and we can pass it to the program.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

Marker data: Florida Historical Marker Program, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State

More markers nearby

EAST FLORIDA SEMINARYunder 1 mi
FIRST GAINESVILLE SKIRMISH / BATTLE OF GAINESVILLEunder 1 mi
SPANISH CATTLE RANCHINGunder 1 mi
ALACHUA COUNTY COURTHOUSEunder 1 mi