Welcome to Secotan ...

Secotan is located in Taylor County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Secotan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Secotan is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Secotan ...

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

• Perry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Shady Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Grove is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Grove <4>
• Lamont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <4>
• Buckville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
  • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
• Day
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
  • Day is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Day <4>
• Greenville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Aucilla
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
  • Aucilla is located in Jefferson County
• Salem
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Thomas City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
• Dowling Park
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
  • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee 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 Secotan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Secotan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Secotan ...

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

Adding Secotan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Secotan 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 Secotan was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Secotan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Taylor County: www.tcfl-libinfo.com/

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