Alamana, Florida

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Alamana
Coordinates: 28°56′35″N81°06′09″W / 28.94306°N 81.10250°W / 28.94306; -81.10250 Coordinates: 28°56′35″N81°06′09″W / 28.94306°N 81.10250°W / 28.94306; -81.10250
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Florida.svg  Florida
County   Volusia
Settled1910
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
enter ZIP code
32168
Area code(s) 386
GNIS feature ID294647 [1]

Alamana is an unincorporated community located in central Volusia County, Florida, United States, east of Deltona just north of Lake Ashby off SR 415. The community was established in 1910 and named for a settler, J.A. Alaman. [2]

In 1915, the community had a post office and a general store. [3]

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References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Morris, Allen Covington; Joan Perry Morris (1995). Florida Place Names: Alachua to Zolfo Springs. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press.
  3. "Body Of N. Roepke Found In House On His Homestead Near Alamana Postoffice". New Smyrna News. May 7, 1915. Retrieved August 12, 2021.