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Welcome to Margaretta ...

Margaretta is located in Baker County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Margaretta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Margaretta is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Margaretta: 904 & 324<3>

Communities Also Named Margaretta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Margaretta - they are located in Kansas and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Margaretta ...

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

  • MacClenny
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lake Butler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lawtey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen Saint Mary
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Raiford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Taylor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Baker County
  • Maxville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Maxville is located in Duval County
  • Olustee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bryceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Margaretta ...

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

Adding Margaretta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Margaretta post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Margaretta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Margaretta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 904 code has been Overlayed with the 324 area code. New phone numbers in the Margaretta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Margaretta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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