Fairbanks, Florida

Fairbanks is an unincorporated community in Alachua County, Florida, United States.

[1] Fairbanks was established in 1873 by C. D. Furman, on the Atlantic, Gulf and West India Transit Company, commonly known as "the Transit railroad" and which eventually became part of the Seaboard Air Line Railway.

In 1883, the community had a post office, three merchants, an Episcopal church, and a school with about 30 students, with prospects that a hotel would be constructed.

Most of the residents that year were originally from the Northern United States.

Furman had fruit- and nut-bearing trees in production, including date, Japanese plum, orange, peach, grape, almond, pecan, Spanish chestnut, and walnut.