Welcome to Palatka ...
Palatka is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Palatka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Palatka is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Palatka lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Palatka: 870 & 327<3>
Communities Also Named Palatka ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Palatka - they are located in Florida and Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palatka.
Communities near Palatka ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palatka.
- Corning
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Doniphan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Naylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Neelyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lafe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Reyno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Maynard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Biggers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Biggers is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Knobel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Knobel is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- McDougal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McDougal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
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 Palatka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palatka.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palatka. 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 Palatka.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palatka. See our Newspapers Page for Palatka.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palatka ...
Looking for more information about Palatka? 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 Palatka, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palatka.
Adding Palatka to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Palatka 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 (so far) for Palatka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Palatka post office opened in 1890. The Palatka post office closed in 1933.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Palatka.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palatka - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Palatka area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Palatka area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |