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Haile Plantatation

Haile Plantation, an unincorporated community and new urbanism planned development, is a 2,600 household (1,700 acre) development of regional impact southwest of the city of Gainesville, within Alachua County, Florida, United States. Haile Planation is approximately 9 miles from UF Shands Hospital and 5.5 miles from I-75.

While the Village Center provides the life of the community, most residents reside within easy walking distance in one of two associations: Haile Plantation Homeowners' Association and Haile Plantation West Homeowners' Association.

Haile Village Center is the neighborhood center within the development. Residents and business in Haile Plantation use Gainesville, Florida for mailing addresses. The development's name sake is Thomas Evans Haile, a South Carolina Sea Island Cotton grower that established his plantation there in 1854. Enslaved Africans lived on and worked the land. The Haile family ancestors include some who served in the American Revolutionary War. The Historic Haile Homestead, known as Kanapaha, still stands and was featured in the 1979 movie "Gal Young 'Un", based on a Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings story.

New construction at Haile Plantation started in the late 1970s. Celebrity residents of Haile Plantation include former basketball head coach Billy Donovan and former football head coach Urban Meyer.

Schools located close to Haile Plantation include Abacus Preschool (Located in Haile), Lawton Chiles and Kimball Wiles Elementary, Kanapaha Middle, and Buchholz High School.

Haile Plantation (HP) Subdivsions: Albury Round, Amelia Gardens, Bedford Square, Benjamins Grove, Buellers Way, Camden Court, Carlton Court, Charleston Park, Chestnut Hill, Chickasaw Way, Colson Corner, Evans Hollow, Founders Hill, Grahams Mill, Haile Market Square, Hampstead Park, Heritage Green, India Station, Katelyn Lane, Kestral Point, Laural Park, Lexington Farms, Madison Square, Magnolia Walk, Market Square, Matthews Grant, Middleton Green, Millington, Mills Glen, Oakmont, Plantation Villas, Planters Grove, Preserve, Preston Wood, Quail Court, Sable Pointe, Southbrooke, Southgate, Spalding Place, Storeys Round, Sutherland Crossing, The Hamptons, The Links, Village Center, and Westfield Commons