Welcome to Theressa ...

Theressa is located in Bradford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Theressa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Theressa is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Theressa ...

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

• Gainesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
• Starke
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starke
  • Starke is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starke <4>
• Keystone Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Heights
  • Keystone Heights is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keystone Heights <4>
• Hawthorne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
  • Hawthorne is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawthorne <4>
• Interlachen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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  • Interlachen is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlachen <4>
• Waldo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Waldo is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
• Penney Farms
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Penney Farms is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penney Farms <4>
• Lawtey
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtey
  • Lawtey is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawtey <4>
• Hampton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Brooker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooker
  • Brooker is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooker <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 Theressa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Theressa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Theressa ...

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

Adding Theressa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Theressa post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Theressa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradford-co-fla.org/

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