Welcome to Palm Valley ...
Palm Valley is located in Saint Johns County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Palm Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
A typical abbreviation for Palm Valley: Palm Vly. (or less commonly used: Palm Vally. or Palm Vlly.)
Palm Valley is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Palm Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Palm Valley: 904 & 324<3>
Communities Also Named Palm Valley ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palm Valley.
Communities near Palm Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palm Valley.
- Jacksonville Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
- Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
- Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
- Pablo Beach
- Ruby
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <4>
- Saint Augustine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- Saint Augustine is located in Saint Johns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <4>
- Atlantic Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Atlantic Beach is located in Duval County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,846 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <4>
- Orange Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
- Orange Park is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
- Neptune Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
- Neptune Beach is located in Duval County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neptune Beach <4>
- Ponte Vedra Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponte Vedra Beach
- Ponte Vedra Beach is located in Saint Johns County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponte Vedra Beach <4>
- San Pablo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Sans Pareil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
- Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
- Greenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Duval County
- Loretto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Loretto is located in Duval County
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 Palm Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palm Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Palm Valley. 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 Palm Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palm Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Palm Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palm Valley ...
Looking for more information about Palm Valley? 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 Palm Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Palm Valley.
Adding Palm Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Palm Valley 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 Palm Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Palm Valley post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Palm Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palm Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saint Johns County: www.co.st-johns.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Saint Johns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palm Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 904 code has been Overlayed with the 324 area code. New phone numbers in the Palm Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Palm Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |