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Welcome to Florid ...

Florid is located in Putnam County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Florid: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Florid ...

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

  • Peru
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
  • La Salle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oglesby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Henry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Henry is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
  • Lacon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacon is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacon <4>
  • De Pue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • De Pue is located in Bureau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Pue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • North Utica
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • North Utica is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
  • Granville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)

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 (so far) for Florid was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Florid post office opened in 1849. The Florid post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florid.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Florid - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Florid area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Florid area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/