Evinston is an unincorporated community in Alachua and Marion counties , Florida , United States.

The Alachua County portion of Evinston is part of the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area , while the Marion County portion is part of the Ocala Metropolitan Statistical Area .

Geography [ edit ]

Evinston is located at 29°29′12″N 82°13′53″W  /  29.48667°N 82.23139°W  / 29.48667; -82.23139 . ^[1]

U.S. Highway 441 connects the community to Gainesville , a few miles to the north. Evinston also is on County Road 225 .

The community is on the west shore of Orange Lake .

History [ edit ]

Evinston was part of the Arredondo Grant of 1817. In 1884, the station at this location of the Florida Southern Railroad was named "Evinston", and a general store/post office was built.

The post office in Evinston was established in 1882. ^[2]

Until the 1890s, orange growing was important, but a freeze in 1895 ended this pursuit.

The community contains a site on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places , the Evinston Community Store and Post Office .

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