Palatka

Palatka is a town of 20,000 people on the banks of St. Johns River in . One of the earliest cities to develop in the state, the city is home to charming historic neighborhoods and notable state landmarks.
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  • Type: Town with 10,600 residents
  • Description: county seat of Putnam County, Florida, United States
  • Also known as: Palatka, FL”, “Palatka, Florida”, and “Pilatka
  • Postal codes: 32177 and 32178
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bronson–Mulholland House and Palatka station.

Museum
The , is an historic site located at 100 Madison Street, in Palatka, . Sunny Point was built in 1854. On December 27, 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Railway station
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5.
is an Amtrak train station in Palatka, Florida. It is served by the daily Floridian and Silver Meteor trains. The 1908-built station houses the Palatka Railroad Preservation Society and the David Browning Railroad Museum.

Courthouse
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY 2.5.
The , built in 1909, is a historic brick courthouse building located at 410 St. Johns Avenue in Palatka, Florida It was designed by architects Robinson and Reidy in the Classical Revival style of architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Palatka.

Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States. It is located on the east side of the City of Palatka at the intersection of U.S. Route 17/State Road 20/State Road 100 and the southwestern terminus of State Road 207.

Palatka

Latitude
29.6488° or 29° 38′ 56″ north
Longitude
-81.6372° or 81° 38′ 14″ west
Population
10,600
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US PLT
Open location code
76XWJ9X7+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154209622
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4167482
Wiki­data ID
Q955907
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Palatka” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بالاتكا
  • Basque: Palatka
  • Catalan: Palatka
  • Cebuano: Palatka
  • Chechen: Палатка
  • Chinese: Palatka
  • Chinese: 帕拉特卡
  • Dagbani: Palatka
  • Danish: Palatka
  • Dutch: Palatka
  • Egyptian Arabic: بالاتكا
  • French: Palatka
  • German: Palatka
  • Gilaki: پالتکا (فلؤريدا)
  • Gilaki: پالتکا
  • Haitian: Palatka, Florid
  • Haitian: Palatka
  • Hebrew: פלטקה
  • Hungarian: Palatka
  • Ido: Palatka, Florida
  • Ido: Palatka
  • Irish: Palatka
  • Italian: Palatka
  • Japanese: パラクタ (フロリダ州)
  • Japanese: パラトカ
  • Ladin: Palatka
  • Malagasy: Palatka, Florida
  • Malagasy: Palatka
  • Min Nan Chinese: Palatka
  • Newari: पालाट्का (फ्लोरिडा)
  • Newari: पालाट्का, फ्लोरिडा
  • Newari: पालाट्का
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Palatka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Palatka
  • Norwegian: Palatka
  • Persian: پالاتکا، فلوریدا
  • Persian: پالاتکا
  • Polish: Palatka
  • Portuguese: Palatka
  • Russian: Палатка
  • Serbian: Палатка
  • Serbo-Croatian: Palatka, Florida
  • Serbo-Croatian: Palatka
  • Slovenian: Palatka
  • South Azerbaijani: پالاتکا، فلوریدا
  • Spanish: Palatka (Florida)
  • Spanish: Palatka
  • Swedish: Palatka, Florida
  • Swedish: Palatka
  • Tatar: Палатка
  • Turkish: Palatka, Florida
  • Turkish: Palatka
  • Ukrainian: Палатка
  • Uzbek: Palatka
  • Uzbek: Палатка
  • Volapük: Palatka
  • Waray (Philippines): Palatka, Florida
  • Waray (Philippines): Palatka
  • Welsh: Palatka, Florida
  • Welsh: Palatka

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