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Welcome to Venice Gardens ...

Venice Gardens is located in Sarasota County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Venice Gardens: Venice Gdns. (or less commonly used: Venice Gardns., Venice Grdens. or Venice Grdns.)

Venice Gardens is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Venice Gardens: 941

Communities near Venice Gardens ...

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

  • North Port
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Venice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Venice is located in Sarasota County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venice <3>
  • Laurel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nokomis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Englewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Osprey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiney Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiney Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Town
    • Shiney Town is located in Sarasota County
  • Warm Mineral Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Manasota Key
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Vamo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vamo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamo
    • Vamo is located in Sarasota 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 Venice Gardens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Venice Gardens.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Venice Gardens ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Sarasota, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Venice Gardens - 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>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.