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Welcome to Loxahatchee ...

Loxahatchee is located on the Treasure Coast.

Loxahatchee is located in Palm Beach County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Loxahatchee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

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

Area codes for Loxahatchee: (561) & (728)<2>

Communities near Loxahatchee ...

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

  • West Palm Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Boynton Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jupiter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jupiter
    • Jupiter is located in Palm Beach County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,834 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jupiter <3>
  • Wellington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Palm Beach Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenacres
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal Palm Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lake Worth Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Riviera Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Palm Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loxahatchee ...

Looking for more information about Loxahatchee? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Loxahatchee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Loxahatchee.

Adding Loxahatchee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Loxahatchee in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Loxahatchee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Loxahatchee post office opened in 1925.

We also found Loxahatchee on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loxahatchee.

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

The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Palm Beach, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Area code (728) is an overlay for area code (561).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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