Welcome to Punta Rassa ...

Punta Rassa is located in Lee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Punta Rassa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Punta Rassa is near sea level<3>.

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

Punta Rassa is located in the (239) area code.

Websites for Punta Rassa ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.iloveleecounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Punta Rassa, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Punta Rassa ...

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

• Cape Coral
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Coral
  • Cape Coral is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Coral <4>
• Fort Myers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers
  • Fort Myers is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Myers <4>
• Bonita Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita Springs
  • Bonita Springs is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita Springs <4>
• Estero
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estero
  • Estero is located in Lee County
  • Estero has also been known as:
  • Estero Village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estero <4>
• Fort Myers Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Myers Beach
  • Fort Myers Beach is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Myers Beach <4>
• Saint James City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James City
  • Saint James City is located in Lee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint James City <4>
• Harlem Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Heights
  • Harlem Heights is located in Lee County
• Biggar
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggar
  • Biggar is located in Lee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggar <4>
• Cypress Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Lake
  • Cypress Lake is located in Lee County
• McGregor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • McGregor is located in Lee 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 Punta Rassa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Punta Rassa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Punta Rassa ...

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

Adding Punta Rassa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Punta Rassa post office opened in 1872.

We also found Punta Rassa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Punta Rassa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lee County: www.lee-county.com/

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