Fairvilla, Florida

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Fairvilla, Florida
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Fairvilla, Florida
Coordinates: 28°34′44″N81°24′31″W / 28.57889°N 81.40861°W / 28.57889; -81.40861
Country United States
State Florida
County Orange
Elevation
98 ft (30 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area codes 407, 689, 321
GNIS feature ID282342 [1]

Fairvilla is an unincorporated community in Orange County, Florida, United States. [1] The community is located along U.S. Route 441 along the northern border of Orlando, and parts of it have been annexed by the city. The area is known as a commercial district.

During the 1980s, an urban legend began regarding a large red apeman known as the "Fairvilla Gorilla", which had supposedly been sighted in the area. [2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Fairvilla, Florida". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Jenkins, Greg (2010). Chronicles of the Strange and Uncanny in Florida. Pineapple Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN   9781561644773.