Campville, Florida

Campville is a community in eastern Alachua County, Florida,[1] north of Hawthorne.

The community grew up along the route of the Florida Transit and Peninsular Railroad, with a sawmill, a store, a church, a school and a score of homes in the area when a post office was established in 1881.

[2] The population was about 300 in 1928, when a brick factory, several tree nurseries, and four stores were located in the community.

[3] The brick factory was also founded by the Camp brothers and bricks produced there can be seen in Gainesville's old downtown buildings.

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Photo of the brick factory in the community of Campville, Alachua County, Florida, USA. The photo was given to Herman Gunter by the owner of the plant, Mr. Maulsby, in 1914.