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Welcome to Lottieville ...

Lottieville is located in Gilchrist County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lottieville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Lottieville is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lottieville: 352

Communities near Lottieville ...

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

  • Newberry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Chiefland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Trenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cross City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bronson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <3>
  • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
    • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
  • Andrews
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Andrews is located in Levy County
  • Old Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Manatee Road
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
    • Manatee Road is located in Levy 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 Lottieville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lottieville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lottieville ...

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

Adding Lottieville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lottieville post office opened in 1905.

We also found Lottieville in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lottieville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Gilchrist, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lottieville - 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/