Welcome to Eastport ...

Eastport is located in Duval County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eastport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Eastport is near sea level<3>.

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

Eastport is located in the (904) area code.

Communities Also Named Eastport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Eastport - they are located in Arkansas, California, Idaho, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio, Oklahoma and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Eastport ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Jacksonville Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
  • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
  • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
  • Pablo Beach
  • Ruby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <4>
• Atlantic Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <4>
• Fernandina Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernandina Beach
  • Fernandina Beach is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernandina Beach <4>
• Orange Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Neptune Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
  • Neptune Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neptune Beach <4>
• Callahan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan
  • Callahan is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callahan <4>
• Talleyrand
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
  • Talleyrand is located in Duval County
• Arlington
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Duval County
• Garden City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Duval County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eastport ...

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

Adding Eastport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eastport post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eastport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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