Welcome to Doctors Inlet ...
Doctors Inlet is located in Clay County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Doctors Inlet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
Doctors Inlet is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Doctors Inlet lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Doctors Inlet: 904 & 324<3>
The ZIP code for Doctors Inlet: 32030<4>
Websites for Doctors Inlet ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.claychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Doctors Inlet, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Doctors Inlet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Doctors Inlet.
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green Cove Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Penney Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lawtey
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Asbury Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Lake
- Asbury Lake is located in Clay County
- Bellair - Meadowbrook Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mandarin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mandarin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandarin
- Mandarin is located in Duval County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mandarin
- From Doctors Inlet to Mandarin
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 Doctors Inlet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Doctors Inlet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Doctors Inlet. 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 Doctors Inlet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Doctors Inlet. See our Newspapers Page for Doctors Inlet.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Doctors Inlet ...
Looking for more information about Doctors Inlet? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Doctors Inlet, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Doctors Inlet.
Adding Doctors Inlet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Doctors Inlet 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 Doctors Inlet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Doctors Inlet post office opened in 1913.
We also found Doctors Inlet on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Doctors Inlet.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's 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 Doctors Inlet - 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 Doctors Inlet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Doctors Inlet area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Doctors Inlet). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Doctors Inlet or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |