Welcome to Florence ...

Florence is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Florence, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Florence is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Florence lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Florence ...

While we believe that this Florence is located in Madison County, we know of another 3 Ohio communities named Florence. Those communities are located in the following counties: Belmont, Erie and Noble County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 63 communities that are also named Florence - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota (3), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Florence ...

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

• Springfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
• London
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <3>
• Jefferson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Madison County
• West Jefferson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
• Cedarville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <3>
• Yellow Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yellow Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
  • Yellow Springs is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Springs <3>
• Jamestown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
• Mount Sterling
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <3>
• Mechanicsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <3>
• South Charleston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florence ...

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

Adding Florence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Florence 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 Florence was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/