Welcome to Torry Island ...
So far, we found very little information about Torry Island. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Torry Island to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Torry Island, please Contact Us.
Torry Island would have been located within present day Palm Beach County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Torry Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
Time Zone: The area where Torry Island was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Torry Island ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Torry Island.
- Belle Glade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clewiston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pahokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belle Glade Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ritta ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ritta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritta
- Ritta is located in Palm Beach County
- Ritta has also been known as:
- Ritta Island
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ritta
- From Torry Island to Ritta
- Fremd Village - Padgett Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fremd Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremd Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village
- Fremd Village is located in Palm Beach County
- Okeelanta ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okeelanta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeelanta
- Okeelanta is located in Palm Beach County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Okeelanta
- From Torry Island to Okeelanta
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Torry Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Torry Island.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Torry Island. See our Newspapers Page for Torry Island.
Adding Torry Island to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Torry Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Torry Island post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Torry Island.
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 Torry Island, 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 Palm Beach, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |