Welcome to Citronelle ...

Citronelle is located in Citrus County<1>.

The location of Citronelle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Citronelle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Citronelle is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Citronelle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Citronelle lies within the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Citronelle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Citronelle - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Citronelle.

Communities near Citronelle ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Citronelle.

• Inverness
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
  • Inverness is located in Citrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inverness <4>
• Crystal River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal River
  • Crystal River is located in Citrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal River <4>
• Dunnellon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnellon
  • Dunnellon is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnellon <4>
• Inglis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglis
  • Inglis is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglis <4>
• Yankeetown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
  • Yankeetown is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankeetown <4>
• Black Diamond
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
• Citrus Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Springs
  • Citrus Springs is located in Citrus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Citrus Springs <4>
• Pine Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
• Beverly Hills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
  • Beverly Hills is located in Citrus County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly Hills <4>
• Chatmire
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
  • Chatmire is located in Marion County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Citronelle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Citronelle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Citronelle. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Citronelle.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Citronelle. See our Newspapers Page for Citronelle.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Citronelle ...

Looking for more information about Citronelle? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Citronelle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Citronelle.

Adding Citronelle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Citronelle in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Citronelle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Citronelle post office opened in 1886.

We also found Citronelle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Citronelle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Citronelle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/