Welcome to Florida ...
Florida is located in Socorro County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Florida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1950.
Florida is 4,620 feet [1,408 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Florida is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ 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 Socorro County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named Florida. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dona Ana and Luna 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 10 communities that are near Florida.
- Magdalena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magdalena
- Magdalena is located in Socorro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magdalena <3>
- Lemitar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemitar
- Lemitar is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemitar <3>
- Limitar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limitar
- Limitar is located in Socorro County
- Polvadera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polvadera
- Polvadera is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polvadera <3>
- Alamillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
- Alamillo is located in Socorro County
- San Acacia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Acacia
- San Acacia is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Acacia <3>
- San Antonio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- San Antonio is located in Socorro County
- San Antonito
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonito
- San Antonito is located in Socorro County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonito <3>
- Kelly ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - La Joya
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
- La Joya is located in Socorro 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 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>
X2X - From that list, the Florida post office opened in 1950.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Florida.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Florida. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Socorro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Florida - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |