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Welcome to Amelia City ...

Amelia City is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amelia City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

Amelia City is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Amelia City: 904 & 324<3>

Communities near Amelia City ...

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

  • Saint Marys
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingsland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Atlantic Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Fernandina Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Neptune Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Scotchville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotchville is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
  • London Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • London Hill is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
    • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
  • Yulee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dungeness
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dungeness is located in Camden County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
  • Mayport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mayport is located in Duval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayport

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 Amelia City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amelia City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amelia City ...

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

Adding Amelia City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Amelia City post office opened in 1927. The Amelia City post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amelia City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Nassau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amelia City - 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 904 code has been Overlayed with the 324 area code. New phone numbers in the Amelia City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Amelia City 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/