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Welcome to Eldorado ...

Eldorado is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldorado, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Eldorado is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Eldorado: 352

Communities Also Named Eldorado ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 24 communities that are also named Eldorado - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Eldorado ...

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

  • Apopka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Clermont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Leesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Eustis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Groveland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tavares
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lady Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Dora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Minneola
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fruitland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldorado ...

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

Adding Eldorado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eldorado 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 Eldorado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Eldorado post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldorado.

Footnotes ...

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

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