Welcome to Sweetwater ...

Sweetwater is located in Duval County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sweetwater, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Sweetwater is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Sweetwater: (904)

Communities Also Named Sweetwater ...

While we believe that this Sweetwater is located in Duval County, we know of another 4 Florida communities named Sweetwater. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hardee, Hillsborough, Liberty and Miami-Dade County.

Beyond Florida, there are 32 communities that are also named Sweetwater - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (3), British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (2) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Sweetwater ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Green Cove Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <4>
• Orange Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Baldwin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
  • Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace is located in Clay County
• Brooklyn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
• Magnolia Gardens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
  • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
• San Marco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Marco
  • San Marco is located in Duval County
• Bowden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
  • Bowden is located in Duval County
• Lakeside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Clay 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 Sweetwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sweetwater.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweetwater ...

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

Adding Sweetwater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sweetwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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