The Florida Dispatch was established and published by William Harris Ashmead.
[1][2] The newspaper was published in Live Oak, Florida from 1876 to February 11, 1880.
The newspaper was published in Jacksonville, Florida from February 18, 1880 onward.
[1] From 1887 to 1889, the newspaper was named the Florida Farmer & Fruit Grower.
From 1889 to 1893, the newspaper was named The Florida Dispatch and Farmer and Fruit Grower.