Welcome to South Jacksonville ...

South Jacksonville is located in Duval County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Jacksonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for South Jacksonville: S. Jacksonville

South Jacksonville is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for South Jacksonville: (904)

Communities Also Named South Jacksonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named South Jacksonville - they are located in Arkansas and Illinois.

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

Communities near South Jacksonville ...

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

• Jacksonville Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Beach
  • Jacksonville Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,609 people
  • Former names for Jacksonville Beach:
  • Pablo Beach
  • Ruby
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville Beach <4>
• Atlantic Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
  • Atlantic Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlantic Beach <4>
• Orange Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Park
  • Orange Park is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Park <4>
• Neptune Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
  • Neptune Beach is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neptune Beach <4>
• Baldwin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Duval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <4>
• Magnolia Gardens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
  • Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County
• Normandy Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
  • Normandy Village is located in Duval County
  • Normandy Village has also been known as:
  • Normandy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy Village <4>
• Sans Pareil
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Pareil
  • Sans Pareil is located in Duval County
• Biscayne Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
  • Biscayne Village is located in Duval County
• Garden City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Duval 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 South Jacksonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Jacksonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Jacksonville ...

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

Adding South Jacksonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Jacksonville post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Jacksonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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