Welcome to Picolata ...

Picolata is located in Saint Johns County<1>.

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

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<3>.

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

The area code for Picolata: (904)

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)
  • 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>
• Palatka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
  • Palatka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatka <4>
• Green Cove Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <4>
• Orange Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Saint Augustine Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Beach
  • Saint Augustine Beach is located in Saint Johns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine Beach <4>
• Penney Farms
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penney Farms
  • Penney Farms is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <4>
• Hastings
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Saint Johns County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
  • Bostwick is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostwick <4>
• 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Picolata. 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: www.myflorida.com/