Welcome to Miakka ...

Miakka is located in Sarasota County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Miakka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Miakka is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Miakka is located in the (941) area code.

Communities Also Named Miakka ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Miakka: This one is located in Sarasota County and the other is located in Manatee County.

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

Communities near Miakka ...

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

• North Port
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Port
  • North Port is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Port <4>
• Sarasota
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota
  • Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarasota <4>
• Venice
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
  • Venice is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <4>
• Verna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verna
  • Verna is located in Manatee County
• Myakka City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myakka City
  • Myakka City is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myakka City <4>
• Waterbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
  • Waterbury is located in Manatee County
• Shiney Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Town
  • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
• Lake Sarasota
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Sarasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarasota
  • Lake Sarasota is located in Sarasota County
• Sandy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy is located in Manatee County
• Fruitville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
  • Fruitville is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Miakka ...

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

Adding Miakka to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Miakka in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Miakka was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Miakka post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Miakka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sarasota County: www.co.sarasota.fl.us/

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