The Villages, Sumter County, Florida, United States

Overview of The Villages

• Name:
  The Villages
• Also Known As:
  Villages, The
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Sumter County, Florida, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Incomplete record; partially-completed planned community located along State Route 27/441, W and SW of the community of Lady Lake, and 88 km (55 mi) NW of Orlando.
• History (GNIS):
  Established in 1972 as the Orange Blossom Gardens mobile home development.
• Surveys:
  Township 18 South, Range 23 East, Tallahassee Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:28.934084028° 56' 02.7"N

  Longitude:-81.959943081° 57' 35.8"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Orange Blossom Hills South (Lady Lake, Lake County) 0.8 mi. SE
  • Cherry Lake 1.7 mi. S
  • Lady Lake (Lake County) 2.5 mi. SE
  • Fruitland Park (Lake County) 6 mi. SE
  • Wildwood 6.7 mi. SW
  • Leesburg (Lake County) 9.9 mi. SE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Saint George Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens (Lady Lake, Lake County) 0.8 mi. NE
  • Stanton (Marion County) 2.5 mi. N
  • Forest Hill (Marion County) 2.9 mi. N
  • New Covenant United Methodist Church 3.2 mi. W
  • Pine Level (Wildwood) 5 mi. W
  • Shiloh (Fruitland Park, Lake County) 5.6 mi. SE
  • Greenwood (Marion County) 5.7 mi. NE
  • Simpson (Marion County) 6 mi. NE
  • Greenwood (Wildwood) 6.3 mi. SW
  • Crum (Marion County) 7.7 mi. NW
  • Ocklawaha Community (Marion County) 7.7 mi. N
  • Oak Grove 7.9 mi. SW
• Population:
  9,214
• Elevation:
  20 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  317756704
• Updated Apr 26, 2020