Welcome to Ocala ...

Ocala is located in Churchill County<1>.

Ocala is 3,890 feet [1,186 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ocala is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ocala lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ocala: 775

Communities Also Named Ocala ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ocala - they are located in Florida, Georgia and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ocala ...

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

• Jessup ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jessup is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
• Toulon ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Toulon is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
• Granite Point ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite Point is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Point
• Lovelock
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Lovelock is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovelock <3>
• Nightingale ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Nightingale is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nightingale
• Stillwater
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Stillwater is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
• Colado ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Colado is located in Pershing County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colado
• Darwin ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Darwin is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darwin
• Hazen
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazen is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
• Ragtown ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Ragtown is located in Churchill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ocala. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ocala.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ocala ...

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

Adding Ocala to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ocala 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 Ocala was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocala.