Welcome to Florence ...

Florence is located in Snohomish County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Florence, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Florence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Florence is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Florence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota (3), Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Vermont, 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.

• Everett
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
• Marysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <4>
• Mount Vernon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• Lake Stevens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Stevens
  • Lake Stevens is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Stevens <4>
• Oak Harbor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
  • Oak Harbor is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <4>
• Mukilteo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukilteo
  • Mukilteo is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mukilteo <4>
• Arlington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Burlington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
• Granite Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <4>
• Coupeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coupeville
  • Coupeville is located in Island County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coupeville <4>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Florence post office opened in 1884.

We also found Florence 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 Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/