Welcome to Florida ...Florida is located in Luna County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Florida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928. Florida is 4,500 feet [1,372 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Florida is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Florida lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Florida: 575 Communities Also Named Florida ...While we believe that this Florida is located in Luna County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named Florida. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dona Ana and Socorro County. Beyond New Mexico, there are 13 communities that are also named Florida - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Ohio (2) and Ontario (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Florida. Communities near Florida ...We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Florida.
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 Florida. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florida. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Florida. 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 Florida. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Florida. See our Newspapers Page for Florida. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florida ...Looking for more information about Florida? 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 Florida, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Florida. Adding Florida to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Florida 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 Florida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Florida. Footnotes ...
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