Welcome to Floral Bluff ...

Floral Bluff is located in Duval County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Floral Bluff, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Floral Bluff: Floral Blf. (or less commonly used: Floral Bluf.)

Floral Bluff is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Floral Bluff is located in the (904) area code.

Communities near Floral Bluff ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Orange Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Brooklyn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Duval County
• Bowden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowden
  • Bowden is located in Duval County
• Magnolia Gardens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
  • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
• Polly Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
  • Polly Town is located in Duval County
• Sans Pareil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
  • Sans Pareil 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 Floral Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Floral Bluff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Floral Bluff ...

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

Adding Floral Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Floral Bluff 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 Floral Bluff was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Floral Bluff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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