Welcome to Florida ...
Florida is located in La Plata County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Florida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
Florida is 6,720 feet [2,048 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Florida is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Florida lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Florida: 970
Communities Also Named Florida ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Florida - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, 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.
- Durango
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bayfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
- Bayfield is located in La Plata County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayfield <3>
- Ignacio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gem Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bondad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bondad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
- Bondad is located in La Plata County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bondad
- From Florida to Bondad
- Hermosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vallecito
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lewis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- Fort Lewis is located in La Plata County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fort Lewis
- From Florida to Fort Lewis
- Hesperus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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.<6>
From that list, the Florida post office opened in 1877.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Florida.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including La Plata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Florida - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |