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Welcome to National Gardens ...

National Gardens is located in Volusia County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of National Gardens, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

A typical abbreviation for National Gardens: National Gdns. (or less commonly used: National Gardns., National Grdens. or National Grdns.)

National Gardens is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for National Gardens: (386)

Communities near National Gardens ...

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

  • Palm Coast
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Daytona Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach
    • Daytona Beach is located in Volusia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,143 people
    • Former names for Daytona Beach:
    • Daytona
    • Kingston
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daytona Beach <4>
  • Port Orange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ormond Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • South Daytona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Flagler Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Daytona Beach Shores
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Beach Shores
    • Daytona Beach Shores is located in Volusia County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,641 people
  • Ponce Inlet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunnell
    (12 miles [19.3 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 National Gardens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for National Gardens.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for National Gardens ...

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

Adding National Gardens to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the National Gardens post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for National Gardens.

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

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

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 Volusia, 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 National Gardens - 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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