Florida names with native origins

Hailey Heseltine news@greenepublishing.com The names of many places in Florida are borrowed. In many instances, titles of towns, communities, waterways and landmarks are derived from the languages of the people who lived in the area and left important marks on the land's history, with a heritage that lives on as it is spoken daily through these words. Counties: • Alachua County's name may be derived from the Timucuan word for a sinkhole, “chua,” which evolved into the Spanish phrase �