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 Palatka station and Putnam County Courthouse.

Railway station
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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
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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.

Museum
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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Palatka.

Village
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is a census-designated place in , , United States. It is located east 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”
  • Belarusian: “Палатка (Фларыда)”
  • Belarusian: “Палатка”
  • 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”
  • Urdu: “پلاٹکا، فلوریڈا”
  • Uzbek: “Palatka”
  • Uzbek: “Палатка”
  • Volapük: “Palatka”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Palatka, Florida”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Palatka”
  • Welsh: “Palatka, Florida”
  • Welsh: “Palatka”

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