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Welcome to Port Inglis ...

Port Inglis is located in Levy County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Inglis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Port Inglis: Prt. Inglis

Port Inglis is near sea level<3>.

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

Port Inglis is located in the (352) area code.

Communities near Port Inglis ...

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

  • Crystal River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunnellon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Inglis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Key
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Yankeetown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Diamond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
  • Citrus Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Gulf Hammock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Homosassa Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Homosassa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Inglis ...

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

Adding Port Inglis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Port Inglis post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Inglis.

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

The official website for Levy County: www.levycounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Levy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Inglis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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/









 

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