61 businesses

2 towns

Checked November 2026

Gainesville, FL Business Guide

Independent local businesses in Gainesville, Alachua and the nearby towns, each with its own website, phone and address.

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Oaks, Prairie and Campus

Gainesville is a leafy university city in North Central Florida, home to the University of Florida and bordered by Paynes Prairie to the south.

  1. Gatorade was invented in Gainesville in the 1960s for the University of Florida football team.

    en.wikipedia.org, checked November 2026

  2. Gainesville has been recognized as a Tree City USA every year since 1982.

    en.wikipedia.org, checked November 2026

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Every business in this guide is chosen by the same written rules and checked against its own website, with the date of each check.

Listings are free, and nobody paid to appear. Any business can correct or remove its listing at any time, with no reason needed.