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Welcome to Pasco ...

Pasco is located in Pasco County<1>.

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

Pasco is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Pasco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Pasco - they are located in Georgia, Missouri, Ohio (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Pasco ...

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

  • Zephyrhills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dade City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • San Antonio
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
    • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
    • Former name for San Antonio:
    • Lake Jovita
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <3>
  • Saint Leo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Weeki Wachee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wesley Chapel South
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel South
    • Wesley Chapel South is located in Pasco County
  • Wesley Chapel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Blanton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Blanton is located in Pasco County
  • Fivay ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fivay. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivay
    • Fivay is located in Pasco 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 Pasco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pasco.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pasco ...

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

Adding Pasco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pasco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Pasco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pasco - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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