Welcome to Lacota ...

Lacota is located in Marion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lacota, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Lacota is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lacota: (352)

Communities Also Named Lacota ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Lacota - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Lacota ...

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

• Ocala
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
  • Ocala is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <4>
• Belleview
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
  • Belleview is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleview <4>
• Reddick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddick
  • Reddick is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reddick <4>
• Electra
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Electra is located in Marion County
• Silver Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
  • Silver Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Springs <4>
• Fort McCoy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McCoy
  • Fort McCoy is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort McCoy <4>
• Silver Springs Shores
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs Shores
  • Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion County
• Anthony
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
  • Anthony is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <4>
• Candler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
  • Candler is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Candler <4>
• Kerr City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
  • Kerr City is located in Marion 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 Lacota. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lacota.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lacota ...

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

Adding Lacota to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lacota post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lacota.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/

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