Gotha is a census-designated place (CDP) in Orange County, Florida, United States.

Hempel Avenue, the "main street" of Gotha, is named in his honor.

After buying 1000 acres, the majority of acreage still designated as United States Territory, he laid out a town and named it after his birthplace of Gotha, Germany.

He then mailed promotional pamphlets to northern cities and to Europe advertising the warm climate and mild winters.

In time, several German American families moved to and settled in and around Gotha.

GOTHA SUN and UV (2009-2020)[10] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 731 people, 249 households, and 210 families residing in the CDP.