Do you know of Punta Gorda ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Punta Gorda. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Punta Gorda.<1>

Our sources for Punta Gorda (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Punta Gorda other than they indicate that Punta Gorda would be found somewhere in Ventura County, California.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1888 and closed  in 1916.

Communities Also Named Punta Gorda ...

We found one communities that share the name Punta Gorda.

Within California, the name Punta Gorda is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Punta Gorda in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Charlotte County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Punta Gorda [Charlotte County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Punta Gorda ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Punta Gorda:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Punta Gorda - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Ventura County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Ventura County.