Alachua, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Gainesville. It is located about 11 miles [17 km] to the southeast of Alachua and has a population of 95,447 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Ocala. It is located about 45 miles [72 km] to the southeast of Alachua and has a population of 45,943 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Baldwin	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	1,546	5.39% decrease
	Chiefland	SW	30 mi [48.28 km]	2,133	7.02% increase
	Cross City	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	1,819	2.48% increase
	Dunnellon	S	49 mi [78.9 km]	2,009	5.85% increase
	Green Cove Springs	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	6,551	21.81% increase
	High Springs	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	4,629	19.83% increase
	Lake Butler	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,942	0.78% increase
	Lake City	N	30 mi [48.28 km]	12,427	24.52% increase
	Live Oak	NW	46 mi [74 km]	7,215	11.34% increase
	MacClenny	NE	40 mi [64.4 km]	6,032	35.28% increase
	Newberry	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	4,247	28.08% increase
	Palatka	E	50 mi [80.5 km]	10,813	7.77% increase
	Starke	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	5,972	6.78% increase
	Trenton	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,862	15.15% increase
	Williston	S	27 mi [43.45 km]	2,918	27.04% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Archer	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,374	6.59% increase
	Bell	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	416	19.2% increase
	Bronson	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,059	9.85% increase
	Brooker	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	373	5.97% increase
	East Bronson	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Fort White	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	483	18.09% increase
	Hampton	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	457	6.03% increase
	Hawthorne	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,553	9.75% increase
	Keystone Heights	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,494	10.75% increase
	La Crosse	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	279	95.1% increase
	Little Lake City	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	Micanopy	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	695	6.43% increase
	Raiford	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]	187	---
	Waldo	E	18 mi [28.97 km]	814	0.85% decrease
	Worthington Springs	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	193	---

Alachua County

Alachua is located in Alachua County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alachua: Bradford, Columbia, Gilchrist, Levy, Marion, Putnam and Union.

While not sharing a border with Alachua, the following counties are close to Alachua: Suwannee, Lafayette and Clay.

Below are counties that are near Alachua (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Alachua:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alachua
	Baker County	N	Olustee	29 miles [46 km]
	Bradford County	NE	Brooker	11 miles [17 km]
	Clay County	E	Keystone Heights	26 miles [41 km]
	Columbia County	NW	Mikesville	13 miles [20 km]
	Dixie County	W	Dixietown	30 miles [48 km]
	Gilchrist County	W	Neals	13 miles [20 km]
	Lafayette County	W	Hatchbend	26 miles [41 km]
	Levy County	S	Meredith	21 miles [33 km]
	Marion County	SE	Boardman	26 miles [41 km]
	Putnam County	SE	McMeekin	30 miles [48 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Alachua. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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