the BearCat was used in a routine traffic stop. On August 9, 2021, a prison inmate, Erica Thompson, gave birth while being held in the county jail. Her baby died. Despite the mother's screams, jail staff did not provide or call for medical assistance. An investigation held that law enforcement did not violate any law or policy. Landfills Alachua County is the site of five closed landfills—Southwest Landfill, Southeast Landfill, Northwest Landfill, Northeast Landfill, and Northeast Auxiliary Landfill. Since 1999, all solid waste from Alachua County has been hauled to the New River Solid Waste Facility in Raiford, in neighboring Union County. Communities Unincorporated communities Arredondo Bland Campville Cross Creek Earleton Evinston, partly in Marion County Fairbanks Flora Fort Clarke Gordon Grove Park Hague Haile Haile Plantation Island Grove Jonesville Lochloosa Melrose, partly in Bradford, Clay, and Putnam counties Monteocha Orange Heights Rochelle Rutledge Tioga Traxler Wacahoota, partly in Levy and Marion counties Windsor Historic communities Alachua County had a number of populated places, usually with a post office, established in the 19th century or early 20th century, but which were abandoned or had a much reduced population by the middle of the 20th century. Notable historic communities include: Hogtown was originally a Seminole village. It was abandoned after Gainesville was founded. The site of the former community was later annexed into the city of Gainesville. Newnansville was the first county seat of Alachua County. It lost importance (and the county seat) after the railroads bypassed it, and it was abandoned by the early 20th century. Paradise was a suburb of Gainesville that was eventually annexed into the city of Gainesville. Spring Grove was the second county seat of Alachua County, after Newnansville was included in the newly created Columbia County, until Newnansville was returned to Alachua County and restored as the county seat. It was abandoned sometime in the middle of the 19th century. See also Alachua County Library District Florida State Parks in Alachua County National Register of Historic Places listings in Alachua County, Florida List of counties in Florida Notes External links Alachua County 1824 establishments in Florida Territory Florida placenames of Native American origin Charter counties in Florida Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida North Florida Populated places established in 1824