Welcome to Florenceville ...

Florenceville is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Florenceville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

Florenceville is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Florenceville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Florenceville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Florenceville - it's located in New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Florenceville ...

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

• Cresco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
  • Cresco is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresco <3>
• Spring Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <3>
• Preston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>
• Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <3>
• Le Roy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
• Mabel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
  • Mabel is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mabel <3>
• Lanesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
  • Lanesboro is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanesboro <3>
• Lime Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Springs
  • Lime Springs is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lime Springs <3>
• Wykoff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wykoff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykoff
  • Wykoff is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wykoff <3>
• Fountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in Fillmore County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florenceville ...

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

Adding Florenceville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Florenceville post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florenceville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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