Welaka
A town in Putnam County, Florida — population 719 as of 2020.
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Palatka Daily News
September 29Today in History – Sept. 29
September 29 In 1887, Dr. F.M. McMeekin clarified a point about the upcoming election. “If a majority of voters in a district go for prohibition, then prohibition will be in that district even if the county goes against prohibition.” The wet districts will have no power to…
General
Palatka Daily News
September 22Woman booked days after reported truck fight
Authorities made an arrest Sept. 21 in what was described as a severe beating that occurred while picking up children from a Crescent City elementary school. Welaka resident Crystal Danae Commander, 41, was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, according to Putnam…
Public Safety
Palatka Daily News
September 12Today in History – Sept. 12
September 12 In 1886, Capt. R.H. Hodgkin of Welaka found a rare Spanish coin—dated 1721 and issued by Philip V—in his orange grove. In 1910, the St. John’s Catholic Church was formerly dedicated by St. Augustine’s Rev. Dr. M.P. Foley and Rev. Father P. Barry, pastor of St.…
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Welaka by the numbers
- Median age
- 53.5
- Persons per household
- 1.9
- Median house value
- $283,100
- Office
- TOWN CLERK
- Address
- PO BOX 1098, WELAKA, FL 32193