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Welcome to Deer Park ...

Deer Park is located in Osceola County<1>.


The location of Deer Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Deer Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Deer Park is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Deer Park and travel south, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Deer Park: (407) & (321)<4>

Communities Also Named Deer Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Deer Park: This one is located in Osceola County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

Beyond Florida, there are 31 communities that are also named Deer Park - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado, Illinois (2), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (6), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Deer Park ...

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

  • Palm Bay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Melbourne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Rockledge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • West Melbourne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Satellite Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Indian Harbour Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Palm Shores
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Melbourne Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbourne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne Village
    • Melbourne Village is located in Brevard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • June Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for June Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for June Park
    • June Park is located in Brevard County
  • Kenansville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deer Park ...

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

Adding Deer Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Deer Park 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 Deer Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Deer Park post office opened in 1914.

We also found Deer Park on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deer Park.

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

The official website for Osceola County: www.osceola.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Osceola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Deer Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (321) is an overlay for area code (407).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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