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Welcome to Romeo ...

Romeo is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Romeo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Romeo is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Romeo: 352

Communities Also Named Romeo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Romeo - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Romeo ...

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

  • Ocala
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ocala is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <3>
  • Williston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Dunnellon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Inglis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Reddick
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Morriston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • York
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • York is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Chatmire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Chatmire is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
  • Fellowship
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fellowship is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Williston Highlands
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Romeo ...

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

Adding Romeo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Romeo 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 (so far) for Romeo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Romeo post office opened in 1888. The Romeo post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Romeo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Romeo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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