Editing Hawthorne, Florida (section)

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===

[[File:CSX_locomotive_617_passing_by_the_Railside_House_Museum-_Hawthorne,_Florida_(5757952463).jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Freight train passing a small building|CSX train in Hawthorne]]
[[File:Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail, Hawthorne Entrance.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Entrance to a broad recreational trail|Hawthorne entrance to the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail]]
The city sits at the intersection of [[U.S. Route 301 in Florida|US Highway 301]] and [[Florida State Road 20]].{{sfn|FL DOT}}

[[CSX Transportation]] owns the north–south rail line which runs through Hawthorne, and operates a station.{{clarify|date=September 2019}}{{sfn|CSX Map}} The line, part of the [[Wildwood Subdivision]], is used for freight. Its Edgar spur runs from Hawthorne to Edgar (near [[Interlachen, Florida|Interlachen]]),{{sfn|CSX Timetable}} and the 1912 railroad station is used as a business.{{sfn|Surviving Florida Train Station}}

The [[Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail]] connects Gainesville to Hawthorne with a sixteen-mile, paved trail.{{sfn|Cunningham|2018}} The trail runs through conservation areas in Alachua County that features wetlands, upland hammocks, and pine flatwoods,{{sfn|Historic Alachua County|p=164}} and can be used for walking, cycling, and (in parts) horseback riding.{{sfn|Florida State Parks}} It was created through the [[Rails-to-Trails Conservancy|Rails-to-Trails]] program, which converted the abandoned railroad between Hawthorne and Gainesville to a recreational trail.{{sfn|Rails-to-Trails}}

===Utilities===

The Department of Public Works provides solid-waste pickup (including recyclable items), potable water, and a sewer system with wastewater services.{{sfn|City of Hawthorne DPW}} Electrical power is provided by [[Florida Power & Light]] and the Clay Electric Cooperative.{{sfn|Public Power}}

===Health care===

Medical services are provided by Azalea Health, which operates a clinic in the city.{{sfn|Azalea Health}}
Fifteen hospitals are within {{convert|30|mi}} of Hawthorne. The closest are in Gainesville: [[UF Health Shands Hospital|Shands Hospital]], North Florida/South Georgia [[List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities#VISN 8: VA Sunshine Healthcare Network|Veteran Affairs Health Care System]], and the [[North Florida Regional Medical Center]]. To the east, Putnam Community Medical Center is available for Hawthorne residents who are closer to Palatka. [[Munroe Regional Medical Center|Florida Hospital Ocala]] and Ocala Regional Medical Center are in Ocala, south of Hawthorne.{{sfn|Hawthorne Hospitals}}

In August 2018,{{sfn|Florida Trauma Centers}} Shands Hospital was the only [[Trauma center#Level I|Level I trauma]] center in Alachua and its eight adjacent counties. Ocala Regional Medical Center in Marion County and Orange Park Medical Center in Clay County offer [[Trauma center#Level II|Level II trauma]] services.{{sfn|Trauma System Florida}}

===Emergency services===

[[File:Alachua County Fire Rescue Station Number 25.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Modern fire station|Alachua County Fire Rescue Station 25]]
Law enforcement in Hawthorne is provided by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office,{{sfn|ACSO}} and emergency services are provided by Alachua County Fire Rescue.{{sfn|ACFR stations}} In 2015, Alachua County Fire Rescue Station 62 moved into a renovated station in Hawthorne. The station (number 25) houses a fire engine, rescue ambulance, brush truck, and tanker.{{sfn|ACFR stations}}