Gillette, Florida

Gillette is an unincorporated area and small community in Manatee County, Florida, United States.

History

Gillette was originally known as Frog Creek. The town was settled before the Civil War by people from Northern Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Its main founder was Daniel Gillett, who raised cattle and grew citrus there. The town's church started in 1850 and formally organized in 1868. This church was the first Baptist church in Manatee County and north of the Manatee River. In 1895 to 1910 the town had a post office. In 1925 the town opened a schoolhouse (closed in 1948). The town has always been in the Citrus and Cattle industry.^[1]

References

Municipalities and communities of Manatee County, Florida, United States
County seat: Bradenton
Cities	Anna Maria Bradenton Bradenton Beach Holmes Beach Palmetto
Town	Longboat Key‡
CDPs	Bayshore Gardens Cortez Ellenton Memphis Samoset South Bradenton West Bradenton West Samoset Whitfield
Unincorporated communities	Duette Edgeville Elwood Park Fort Hamer Gillette Lakewood Ranch Manhattan Memphis Heights Myakka City Oneco Palm View Palma Sola Parrish Rye Tallevast Tara Terra Ceia Verna Waterbury
Ghost town	Willow
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 27°36′04″N 82°31′37″W / 27.60111°N 82.52694°W / 27.60111; -82.52694