Alafia is one of Hillsborough County's oldest communities, dating to
circa 1842 when
Prussian immigrants, including Antoine Wordehoff, settled in the area, soon to be joined by several families under the auspices of the
Armed Occupation Act. An armed garrison for monitoring the
Seminoles was established in 1849, and settlers soon followed. By 1970 the community comprised 442 people. Alafia was also the site of SV 831.6, a station on the
Plant City, Arcadia, and Gulf Railroad. ==Education==