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Welcome to Fort De Soto ...

Fort De Soto is located in Pinellas County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort De Soto: Ft. De Soto

Fort De Soto is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near Fort De Soto ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort De Soto.

  • Saint Petersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinellas Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Seminole
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Palmetto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gulfport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Saint Pete Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Petersburg Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Petersburg Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Petersburg Beach
    • Saint Petersburg Beach is located in Pinellas County
  • Longboat Key
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Treasure Island
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort De Soto ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Pinellas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort De Soto - 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.