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Welcome to East Palatka ...

East Palatka is located in Putnam County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Palatka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for East Palatka: E. Palatka

East Palatka is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for East Palatka: 386

The ZIP code for East Palatka: 32131<3>

Communities near East Palatka ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Palatka.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Palatka ...

Looking for more information about East Palatka? 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 East Palatka, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Palatka.

Adding East Palatka to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the East Palatka post office opened in 1892.

We also found East Palatka in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Palatka.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Palatka - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 East Palatka). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Palatka or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/