Eugene, Florida
Eugene, Florida | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Sign along US 19-98 and ALT US 27 as they enter Eugene. | |
  Eugene, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 29°36′42″N 83°05′16″W / 29.61167°N 83.08778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Dixie |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 352 |
| GNIS feature ID | 294758[1] |
Eugene is an unincorporated area in Dixie County, Florida. The Florida State Road Department rendered Eugene on a 1936 road map.[2] A 1967 state geology report noted Pamlico Dune near Eugene on U.S. Highway 27.[3] Eugene is south of Cross City and North of Old Town, Florida on U.S. Route 98 in Florida. The Nature Coast State Trail also passes by.
Notable people
[edit]- Howell Lancaster (1911–1972), member of the Florida House of Representatives, and former leader of the Pork Chop Gang[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eugene". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Technology, Florida Center for Instructional. "Eugene, 1936". fcit.usf.edu.
- ^ "Geology of Dixie and Gilchrist Counties, Florida ( FGS: Bulletin 49)". ufdc.ufl.edu.
- ^ "'Pork Chop' Leader Dies". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida. January 6, 1972. p. 36. Retrieved November 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rep. Howell Lancaster, Led 'Pork Chop Gang'". The Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. January 6, 1972. p. 80. Retrieved June 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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