Welcome to Fort Mason ...

Fort Mason is located in Lake County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Mason, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Mason: Ft. Mason

Fort Mason is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fort Mason is located in the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Fort Mason ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Mason - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Fort Mason ...

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

• Apopka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apopka
  • Apopka is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apopka <4>
• Leesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,060 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• Tavares
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavares
  • Tavares is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tavares <4>
• Lady Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lady Lake
  • Lady Lake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lady Lake <4>
• Mount Dora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dora
  • Mount Dora is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Dora <4>
• Fruitland Park
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland Park
  • Fruitland Park is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitland Park <4>
• Umatilla
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <4>
• Astatula
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astatula
  • Astatula is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astatula <4>
• Montverde
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montverde
  • Montverde is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montverde <4>
• Howey-in-the-Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howey-in-the-Hills
  • Howey-in-the-Hills is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howey-in-the-Hills <4>

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 Fort Mason. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Mason.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Mason. 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 Fort Mason.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Mason ...

Looking for more information about Fort Mason? 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 Fort Mason, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Mason.

Adding Fort Mason to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Mason 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 Fort Mason was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fort Mason post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Mason.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

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