Bland, Florida Explained

Official Name:Bland, Florida
Pushpin Map:Florida
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Florida
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Alachua
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:352

Bland is an unincorporated community in northwestern Alachua County, Florida, United States. Cotton planters from Georgia and South Carolina settled in the area in the 1840s. The community briefly had a post office, from 1903 to 1906. The Alachua County School Board operated the Ogden School (Elementary School No. 49) for African-American students of the Bland community from the early 1900s until 1951. William Washington, who successfully homesteaded 102acres in the Bland area, has been identified as an ancestor of Whoopi Goldberg.[1] [2] [3]

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29.9022°N -82.4989°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bradbury. Alford G.. Hallock. E. Story. A chronology of Florida post offices. Florida Federation of Stamp Clubs. 1962. 9.
  2. Web site: Bland Community - Ogden School. Explore Historic Alachua County. August 28, 2018.
  3. News: Documentary tells of Whoopi's ties to Alachua County. Stewart. Sarah L.. February 3, 2006. The Gainesville Sun. August 28, 2018.