Welcome to Saint Francis ...

Saint Francis is located in Lake County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for Saint Francis: St. Francis

Saint Francis is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Saint Francis: (352)

Communities Also Named Saint Francis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Saint Francis - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas (2), California, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota (3), Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Saint Francis ...

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

• Deltona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deltona
  • Deltona is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deltona <4>
• Sanford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• De Land
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Land
  • De Land is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Land <4>
• De Bary
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Bary
  • De Bary is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,572 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Bary <4>
• Orange City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange City
  • Orange City is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange City <4>
• Umatilla
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
  • Umatilla is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <4>
• Lake Helen
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Helen
  • Lake Helen is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Helen <4>
• Pierson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
  • Pierson is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierson <4>
• Beresford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • Beresford is located in Volusia County
• Lake Kathryn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
  • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake 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 Saint Francis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Francis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Francis ...

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

Adding Saint Francis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Francis post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Francis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

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