Welcome to Plantation ...

Plantation is located in Sarasota County<1>.

Plantation is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Plantation: 941

Communities Also Named Plantation ...

While we believe that this Plantation is located in Sarasota County, we know of another 2 Florida communities named Plantation. Those communities are located in the following counties: Broward and Monroe County.

Beyond Florida, there are 8 communities that are also named Plantation - they are located in California, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Hampshire and Texas.

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

Communities near Plantation ...

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

• North Port
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Port
  • North Port is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Port <3>
• Venice
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
  • Venice is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <3>
• Nokomis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nokomis
  • Nokomis is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nokomis <3>
• Laurel
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
• Warm Mineral Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Mineral Springs
  • Warm Mineral Springs is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warm Mineral Springs <3>
• Englewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <3>
• Shiney Town
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Town
  • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
• Manasota Key
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manasota Key
  • Manasota Key is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manasota Key <3>
• Grove City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <3>
• Osprey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osprey
  • Osprey is located in Sarasota County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osprey <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plantation ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Plantation. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sarasota County: www.co.sarasota.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/