Welcome to Medulla ...

Medulla is located in Polk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Medulla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Medulla is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Medulla: (863)

Communities near Medulla ...

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

• Lakeland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <4>
• Winter Haven
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Haven
  • Winter Haven is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Haven <4>
• Plant City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
  • Plant City is located in Hillsborough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plant City <4>
• Bartow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Bartow is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartow <4>
• Auburndale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
  • Auburndale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburndale <4>
• Lake Alfred
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Alfred
  • Lake Alfred is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Alfred <4>
• Fort Meade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Meade
  • Fort Meade is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Meade <4>
• Mulberry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
• Eagle Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <4>
• Polk City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City
  • Polk City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk City <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 Medulla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Medulla.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Medulla ...

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

Adding Medulla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Medulla post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Medulla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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