Welcome to Solana ...

Solana is located in Charlotte County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Solana, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Solana is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Solana: (941)

Communities Also Named Solana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Solana - they are located in Minnesota and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Solana ...

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

• North Port
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Port
  • North Port is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Port <4>
• Port Charlotte
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Charlotte
  • Port Charlotte is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Charlotte <4>
• Murdock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
  • Murdock is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdock <4>
• Fort Ogden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ogden
  • Fort Ogden is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ogden <4>
• El Jobean
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Jobean
  • El Jobean is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Jobean <4>
• Burnt Store Marina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Store Marina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Store Marina
  • Burnt Store Marina is located in Lee County
• Rotonda West
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotonda West
  • Rotonda West is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotonda West <4>
• Placida
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placida
  • Placida is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placida <4>
• Warm Mineral Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Mineral Springs
  • Warm Mineral Springs is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Mineral Springs <4>
• Cape Haze
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Haze
  • Cape Haze is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Haze <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 Solana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Solana.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Solana ...

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

Adding Solana to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Solana post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Solana.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charlotte County: www.charlottecountyfl.com/

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