Welcome to Guilford ...

Guilford is located in Union County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Guilford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Guilford is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Guilford: (386)

Communities Also Named Guilford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Guilford: This one is located in Union County and the other is located in Bradford County.

Beyond Florida, there are 20 communities that are also named Guilford - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland (2), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Guilford ...

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

• Lake City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Alachua
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alachua
  • Alachua is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alachua <4>
• High Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
  • High Springs is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <4>
• Starke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <4>
• Lake Butler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butler
  • Lake Butler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <4>
• La Crosse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
• Worthington Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Springs
  • Worthington Springs is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington Springs <4>
• Brooker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooker
  • Brooker is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooker <4>
• Raiford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiford
  • Raiford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raiford <4>
• Lulu
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
  • Lulu is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <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 Guilford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Guilford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Guilford ...

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

Adding Guilford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Guilford post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Guilford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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