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Welcome to Lacota ...

Lacota is located in Marion County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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 <3>
  • Belleview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Reddick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
  • Fort McCoy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • 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.<4> 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)
  • Candler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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.<4> 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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lacota - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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