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Welcome to Monteocha ...

Monteocha is located in Alachua County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monteocha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Monteocha is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Monteocha: 352

Communities near Monteocha ...

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

  • Gainesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Alachua
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • High Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Starke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Butler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Keystone Heights
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hawthorne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Waldo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hampton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • La Crosse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monteocha ...

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

Adding Monteocha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monteocha 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 Monteocha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Monteocha post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monteocha.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Alachua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monteocha - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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