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Community Description
Short Description: Located along US-441, McIntosh is 16 miles from Gainesville and 71 miles from Jacksonville. Orange Lake borders the town on the east. Carved from an old sea island cotton plantation, the town was in its prime during the late 1800s after the construction of the Florida Southern Railroad in 1881.
Community events include the annual 1890's Days Festival.
Local attraction include the 68 pre-1940 structures listed on the National Registry of Historic Places including the Methodist Church moved on logs and mules from Boardman in 1895 and Van Ness Park.
Nearby communities include Reddick (5.5 miles), Micanopy (5.5 miles), Hawthorne (13.5 miles), East Williston (14.5 miles), Williston (16 miles), Gainesville (17 miles), Ocala (19 miles) and Archer (21.5 miles).
Population: 453
Year of Incorporation: 1913
Location: Central Florida
Median Home Price: $140,575
Tax Rate: 1.754
Taxes Levied (per capita): $44.80
Total Area: 0.70 square miles
City Hall: Town of McIntosh
5975 Ave G, PO Box 165
McIntosh, FL 32664
352.591.1047; 352.591.1947 Fax
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| Q. | We are wanting to come for your fall festival. Can you please tell me when it will take place this year. Thank You!!! | | A. | The McIntosh 1890s Festival will be held October 23, 2004 in McIntosh. McIntosh is just south of Gainesville along US-441. Don't forget the Micanopy Fall Harvest Festival, October 30-31, 2004 in Micanopy also south of Gainesville along US-441.
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