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Welcome to Ozello ...

Ozello is located in Citrus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ozello, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Ozello is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Ozello: 352

Communities near Ozello ...

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

  • Crystal River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunnellon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Inglis
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Yankeetown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Homosassa Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lecanto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Black Diamond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
  • Sugarmill Woods
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
  • Beverly Hills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mannfield ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ozello ...

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

Adding Ozello to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ozello 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 (so far) for Ozello was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ozello post office opened in 1893. The Ozello post office closed in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ozello.

Footnotes ...

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

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