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Welcome to Mikesville ...

Mikesville is located in Columbia County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Mikesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Mikesville is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Mikesville: (386)

Communities Also Named Mikesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mikesville - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mikesville ...

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

  • Lake City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Alachua
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • High Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lake Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Branford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fort White
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • La Crosse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Worthington Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Brooker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lulu
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Mikesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mikesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mikesville ...

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

Adding Mikesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mikesville post office opened in 1871.

We also found Mikesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mikesville.

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mikesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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