Welcome to Florid ...

Florid is located in Putnam County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Florid, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Florid is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Florid: (815) & (779)<4>

Communities near Florid ...

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

• Peru
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
• La Salle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <5>
• Princeton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <5>
• Spring Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
• Oglesby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
  • Oglesby is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <5>
• Henry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <5>
• Lacon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
  • Lacon is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <5>
• De Pue
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Pue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
  • De Pue is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
• North Utica
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
  • North Utica is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
• Granville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Granville is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florid ...

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

Adding Florid to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Florid 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 Florid was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Florid post office opened in 1849.

We also found Florid in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florid.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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