Official Name: | Early Bird, Florida |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Florida#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Early Bird |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Marion |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 75 |
Coordinates: | 29.2158°N -82.3675°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 295250 |
Early Bird is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida, United States.
Early Bird was located along a now-abandoned 29miles branch of the Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, constructed in 1891.[1]
A phosphate mine was located in Early Bird, and other mines were located nearby.[2]
Early Bird had a post office in 1893.[3]
By 1915, the mine had been "long ago abandoned".[4]
In 1920, the Melton Timber Company operated a logging railroad and mill in Early Bird.[5]