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Welcome to Picolata ...

Picolata is located in Saint Johns County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Picolata, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

Picolata is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Picolata: 904 & 324<3>

Communities near Picolata ...

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

  • Saint Augustine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Palatka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Green Cove Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Saint Augustine Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Penney Farms
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hastings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Tocoi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
    • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
  • Bostwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Federal Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Point
    • Federal Point is located in Putnam 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 Picolata. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Picolata.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Picolata ...

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

Adding Picolata to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Picolata post office opened in 1843.

We also found Picolata in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Picolata.

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 Picolata - 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 Picolata area will be assigned with one of these codes: 904 or 324. As a result, placing a call in the Picolata 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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