Welcome to Southfort ...

Southfort is located in DeSoto County<1>.

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

Southfort is near sea level<3>.

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

Southfort lies within the (863) area code.

Communities near Southfort ...

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

• North Port
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Port
  • North Port is located in Sarasota County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Port <4>
• Punta Gorda
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punta Gorda
  • Punta Gorda is located in Charlotte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Punta Gorda <4>
• Arcadia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Harbour Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
  • Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte County
• Cleveland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Charlotte County
• Harbor View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Harbor View is located in Charlotte County
• Nocatee
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocatee
  • Nocatee is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocatee <4>
• Charlotte Harbor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte Harbor
  • Charlotte Harbor is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte Harbor <4>
• Solana
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana
  • Solana is located in Charlotte County
• Port Charlotte
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Charlotte
  • Port Charlotte is located in Charlotte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Charlotte <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southfort ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for DeSoto County: www.co.desoto.fl.us/

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