Welcome to Africa ...So far, we found very little information about Africa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Africa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Africa, please Contact Us. Africa was located on the Gulf Coast. Africa would have been located within present day Liberty County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Africa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880. Time Zone: The area where Africa was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Communities Also Named Africa ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Africa - they are located in Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Africa. Communities near Africa ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Africa.
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 Africa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Africa. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Africa. 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 Africa. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Africa. See our Newspapers Page for Africa. Adding Africa to Our Gazetteer ...The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Africa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Africa. Footnotes ...
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