Monteocha, Florida

Monteocha is an unincorporated rural community in northern Alachua County, Florida, near the Santa Fe River. A post office was opened in Monteocha in 1889, and closed in 1913. The Homowo-Afi African Cultural and Educational Festival has been held annually in Monteocha since 2005. Alachua County's Monteocha Park is located in the neighboring community of Gordon.[1][2][3][4][5]

Notes
  1. "Feature detail report for Monteocha". USGS GNIS. Retrieved July 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. Bradbury, Alford G.; Hallock, E. Story (1962). A chronology of Florida post offices. Florida Federation of Stamp Clubs. p. 56.
  3. Tinker, Cleveland (July 30, 2009). "Monteocha area to host annual festival". Gainesville Guardian. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  4. Tinker, Cleveland (August 7, 2019). "Local festival promotes African culture, history". Gainesville Guardian. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  5. "Monteocha Park". Alachua County Parks and Open Space. Retrieved July 11, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Maps
  • "Florida Railroads - Alachua County, 1900". Florida Center for Instructional Technology. 2007. Retrieved July 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  • "Monteocha, 1936". Florida Center for Instructional Technology. 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.