From one acre Ranches or 500 Acres Farms. I can help you find what you want. Farms, Ranches, vacant lots, large acreage tracts, hunting tracts, waterfront, Equestrian, farmland, horse farms, cattle ranches, agricultural property development or commercial land in Florida & Georgia. ______________________________________________________________________________
KEYSTONE HEIGHTS & MELROSE
Keystone Heights & Melrose, Florida, the friendly area conveniently located in North Central Florida between Jacksonville and Gainesville. The Keystone -Melrose lake region is a beautiful area of rolling landscape,large mossy oaks, and sand bottom lakes. Many homes are on or near a lake. The lake region prides itself as being a small family oriented community with country atmosphere, unlimited water sports and relaxed living.
The early years of the Florida land boom saw the development of a town originally called Brooklyn. But in 1922, J. J. Lawrence, of Pittsburgh,Pa., settled there and was responsible for the adoption of the present name in honor of his home state, which is called the "Keystone State."The City of Keystone Heights was incorporated in 1925. Calling itself the "Home of good water," Keystone Heights is indeed blessed by nature with a multitude of lakes, making it a paradise for fishermen, boaters, swimmers, campers, picnickers or those simply looking a beautiful place to rest and live in the sun. Keystone Heights is 48 miles southwest of Jacksonville on State Road 21. It is truly a"commuters town," since many of the residents commute daily to workwithin a 50 mile radius. In 1998 the City of Keystone Heights was designated by the Governor's Rural Economic Development Council as the "Outstanding Rural Communityin Florida". A sign of the City appeal is when you say you are fromKeystone Heights and hear most people respond with: "it's such a pretty place". ______________________________________________________________________________________
HAWTHORNE
Hawthorneis known as "A Sportman's Paradise." It is located at the inersection of U.S. 301 and State Rt. 20, just 20 miles east of Gainesville and 30 miles north of Ocala (Thoroughbred horse country). People enjoy the beautiful lakes in Hawthorne and regularly visit the many fish camps. For the nature enthusiast there is a walking, bicycling and horse back riding State Trail which stretches 17 miles from Gainesville to Hawthorne. A golf course and RV park has recently opened. It is also home to the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Historic Site. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
Melrose Melroseis a small, unincorporated community in north central Florida thatstraddles Alachua and Putnam counties. It is located approximately 60miles south of Jacksonville and 20 miles east of Gainesville, home ofthe University of Florida. Melrose, along with its neighbors KeystoneHeights and Hawthorne just minutes to the north and south, are knownfor their many fine freshwater lakes and stately oaks. An easy commutefor Gainsville professionals, the area is also attractive to activeretirees who seek the nearly perfect climate for year-round activitiesthat include fishing, sailing, skiing golfing or just sitting back andwatching the sunset over six-mile Lake Santa Fe.Melrosehas many historic properties on the National register for theirhistoric and architectural value. Actually, it has 72 sites on theregister and since 1988, Historic Melrose, Inc. was formed to preservethose properties with significant historic value. The Melrose HistoricDistrict was formed in 1990 for that purpose.
STARKE
Starke is located about 8 miles west of Florida's National Guard base, Camp Blanding. Camp Blanding Joint Training Center is the primary military reservation and training base for the Florida Naitonal Guard, Florida ArmyNational Guard and Florida Air National Guard, located in Clay County, Florida, Camp Blanding is about73,000 acres and includes Kingsley Lake. Starke is located in Bradford County __________________________________________________________________________________________
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