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Welcome to Palm Valley ...

Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Palm Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

A typical abbreviation for Palm Valley: Palm Vly. (or less commonly used: Palm Vally. or Palm Vlly.)

Palm Valley is near sea level<3>.

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

Palm Valley lies within the (904) area code.

Communities Also Named Palm Valley ...

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

Communities near Palm Valley ...

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

  • Jacksonville Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
    • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
    • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
    • Pablo Beach
    • Ruby
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <4>
  • Saint Augustine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Atlantic Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Orange Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Neptune Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ponte Vedra Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • San Pablo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
    • San Pablo is located in Duval County
  • Sans Pareil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
    • Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
  • Greenfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Duval County
  • Loretto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
    • Loretto is located in Duval 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 Palm Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palm Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palm Valley ...

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

Adding Palm Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Palm Valley post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palm Valley.

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

The official website for Saint Johns County: www.co.st-johns.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 Saint Johns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palm Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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