North Central Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida which comprises the north-central part of the state and encompasses the Gainesville Metropolitan Statistical Area ( Alachua and Gilchrist counties ) , and the North Florida counties of Bradford , Columbia , Hamilton , Lafayette , Madison , Marion , Putnam , Suwannee and Union counties .
North Central Florida is a region in U.S state of Florida . The region includes the north-central part of the state and the counties Alachua , Gilchrist , Bradford , Columbia , Hamilton , Lafayette , Madison , Marion , `` Putnam '' , `` Suwannee '' and Union .