LC School District established in 1845, is on the Gulf of Mexico, south of Gainesville and west of Ocala. As part of Florida' ... s "Nature Coast", Levy is home to the Suwannee River and many square miles of forests, marshlands, and a long Gulf Coast coastline. Bronson, Levy’s county seat, serves as a "bedroom community" for the city of Gainesville, 25 miles to the east. Williston serves as a "bedroom community" for two communities, Gainesville, 20 miles northeast, and Ocala, approximately the same distance to the southeast. read more