It is claimed that Gainesville was originally named Hogtown; however, Hogtown was actually an early 19th-century settlement in and around what is now Westside Park (in the northeast corner of the intersection of NW 8th Avenue and 34th Street) where a historical marker notes Hogtown's location at that site.
Adoitase dicir que o nome orixinal de Gainesville foi Hogtown; porén, Hogtown foi realmente un asentamento de principios do século XIX situado no actual Westside Park (na esquina nordeste da intersección da NW 8th Avenue e a 34th Street), onde se atopa unha placa histórica que sinala a localización de Hogtown nese lugar.