El Jobean, Florida

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El Jobean is located in Florida
El Jobean
El Jobean
Location of El Jobean in Florida

El Jobean is an unincorporated community in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. It is located off State Road 776, on the northern banks of the Myakka River. The community is part of the Punta Gorda Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History[]

A post office called El Jobean was established in 1924, and remained in operation until 1964.[1] The name El Jobean is an anagram, a rearrangement of the letters of "Joel Bean", the name of the property developer who laid out the town site in the 1920s.[2]

Geography[]

El Jobean is located at

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26°57′51″N 82°12′39″W / 26.96417°N 82.21083°W / 26.96417; -82.21083Coordinates: 26°57′51″N 82°12′39″W / 26.96417°N 82.21083°W / 26.96417; -82.21083.[3]

See also[]

List of geographic names derived from anagrams and ananyms

References[]

  1. ^ "Charlotte County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  2. ^ Clark, Alisson (May 10, 1999). "What's in a name?". Ocala Star-Banner. pp. 3C. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.


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