Welcome to Ethel ...

Ethel is located in Lake County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ethel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Ethel is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ethel: (352)

Communities Also Named Ethel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Ethel - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ethel ...

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

• Orlando
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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  • Orlando is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlando <4>
• Deltona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Deltona is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deltona <4>
• Sanford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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  • Sanford is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Apopka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Apopka is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apopka <4>
• Ocoee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
  • Ocoee is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <4>
• Winter Garden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • Winter Garden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Garden <4>
• Altamonte Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Altamonte Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,799 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamonte Springs <4>
• Oviedo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <4>
• Winter Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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  • Winter Springs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Springs <4>
• De Land
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land
  • De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Land <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ethel ...

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

Adding Ethel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ethel post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ethel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

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