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==History== The town was [[plat]]ted and founded on June 8, 1882, and the local post office has also been in operation at Reddick since 1882.<ref name=ReddHist>{{Cite web|title=History - Town of Reddick, FL|url=https://townofreddick.com/town-history/|website=townofreddick.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=FL&county=Marion | title=Marion County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=May 30, 2015}}</ref> John Reddick, the first [[postmaster]], gave the community his last name.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tK5PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mwYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6903%2C7420165 | title=County's history reflected in its names | work=Ocala Star-Banner | date=May 14, 1987 | access-date=May 30, 2015 | author=Pyle, Nancy | pages=8A}}</ref> The '''Town of Reddick''' was officially incorporated as a municipality in 1925.<ref name=RedInc>{{Cite web|title=FLORIDA CITIES BY INCORPORATION YEAR WITH INCORPORATION & DISSOLUTION INFO|url=https://www.flcities.com/docs/default-source/research-institute-reports/2020citiesbyincorporationwithinfo.pdf?sfvrsn=5009d6d5_0|website=www.flcities.com}}</ref> In 1998, a group of [[Nun#Eastern_Orthodox|nuns]] formed the [[Theotokos|Annunciation of the Theotokos]] [[Monastery#Eastern_Orthodox|Monastery]] with the approval of [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Herreros |first1=Mauricio |title=Spiritual Florida: A Guide to Retreat Centers and Religious Sites |date=2005 |publisher=Pineapple Press Inc. |isbn=9781561643318 |page=2}}</ref> The film ''[[Jeepers Creepers (2001 film)|Jeepers Creepers]]'' was shot in Reddick during the summer of 2000. The old Reddick High School was used as the police station in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thennowmovielocations.com/2018/06/jeepers-creepers.html|title=''Jeepers Creepers''|website=Then & Now Movie Locations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013715/http://www.thennowmovielocations.com/2018/06/jeepers-creepers.html|archive-date=November 12, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>
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