Welcome to Ocala ...Ocala is located in Carroll County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Ocala, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899. Ocala is 2,550 feet [777 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ocala is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Ocala lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Ocala: 276 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 Nevada. 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.
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 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ocala was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Ocala. Footnotes ...
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