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Welcome to Townsend ...

Townsend is located in Lafayette County<1>.

Townsend is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Townsend: 386

Communities Also Named Townsend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Townsend - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado (2), Delaware, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New York, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Townsend ...

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

  • Perry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mayo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <3>
  • Day
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dowling Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
    • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
  • Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Lee
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <3>
  • Shady Grove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • McAlpin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Padlock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Padlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
    • Padlock 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 Townsend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Townsend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Townsend ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Lafayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Townsend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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.