Profile for Palatka, Florida, FL

Palatka is on the St. Johns River

Popular tourist destination in the late 19th century, when steamboats brought thousands of winter visitors

Babe Ruth was an instructor for a brief time at a baseball training school here

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 170. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 16.2 per 1,000 people.

Ranked No. 3 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Well-known residents have included:
· Pop Lloyd, baseball player

Nearby parks & recreation: Ravine State Gardens

Historic sites and museums: Putnam Historic Museum

Colleges and universities: St. Johns River Community College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

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Archives (1)

Cemeteries (9)

Colleges (1)

Communities (3)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (2)

Museums (1)

Parks (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Palatka demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Putnam County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 32177 ZIP code.

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• Putnam County government
• Putnam County Chamber of Commerce

6% of Palatka residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Palatka ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Palatka
• Cemeteries in Putnam County
• Libraries in or near Palatka

Post a query on a message board:

• Putnam County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - FL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Florida cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Palatka business guide
• Putnam County Chamber of Commerce
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• Corporate records search

• Courts in Florida
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• Crime in Putnam County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Florida
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Palatka was $11,351, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Putnam County economic census
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• Florida economic data

11% of Palatka residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Palatka festival web sites:

• Azalea Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Florida county fairs
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• State historical society

Historic districts in Palatka include Palatka North Historic District, Palatka South Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Putnam County genealogy forum

Median rent in Palatka, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $273.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $650.

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Libraries in Palatka include Bostwick Community Library, Palatka Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Palatka include Palatka Daily News

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Putnam County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Palatka political report.

• Florida Democratic party
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The average commute time for Palatka workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 6 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Palatka between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 6.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was higher than the national norm.

• Palatka travel guide
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