Welcome to Mayo Junction ...
Mayo Junction is located in Lafayette County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Mayo Junction: Mayo Jct. (or less commonly used: Mayo Jctn.)
Mayo Junction is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mayo Junction lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Mayo Junction: 386
Communities near Mayo Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mayo Junction.
- Live Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Buckville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
- Buckville is located in Lafayette County
- Padlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Padlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
- McAlpin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Madison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rixford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rixford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
- Rixford is located in Suwannee County
- O'Brien
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Mayo Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mayo Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mayo Junction. 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 Mayo Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayo Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Mayo Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mayo Junction ...
Looking for more information about Mayo Junction? 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 Mayo Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mayo Junction.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mayo Junction - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |