Welcome to Florida ...

Florida is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Florida, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Florida is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Florida is within the boundaries of the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Florida ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Florida - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico (3), New York, Ohio (2) and Ontario (2).

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

Communities near Florida ...

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

• Fishers
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishers
  • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
• Muncie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
  • Muncie is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <4>
• Noblesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <4>
• Anderson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Warsaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
• Yorktown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <4>
• Elwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Elwood is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <4>
• Cicero
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Tipton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <4>
• Alexandria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <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 Florida. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florida.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florida ...

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

Adding Florida to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Florida post office opened in 1864.

We also found Florida in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florida.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov