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Welcome to San Francisco Potano ...

So far, we found very little information about San Francisco Potano. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added San Francisco Potano to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with San Francisco Potano, please Contact Us.

San Francisco Potano would have been located within present day Alachua County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for San Francisco Potano is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where San Francisco Potano was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near San Francisco Potano ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Francisco Potano.

  • Alachua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Newberry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • High Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Butler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort White
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Bell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <4>
  • La Crosse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Worthington Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Brooker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Burnetts Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about San Francisco Potano, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Alachua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around San Francisco Potano - 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.