Killarney is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Orange County
Orange County most commonly refers to:
*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Orange County may also refer to:
U.S. counties
*Orange County, Florida, containing Orlando
*Orange County, Indiana
*Orange County, New ...
,
Florida
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, United States.
Its
ZIP code is 34740.
The community is located west of
Oakland
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, south of
Lake Apopka, north of John's Lake, and east of the Lake-Orange County Line.
The main roads through Killarney are
State Road 50
The following highways are numbered 50:
International
* European route E50
Brazil
* BR-050
Canada
* Alberta Highway 50
* Manitoba Highway 50
* Newfoundland and Labrador Route 50
* Ontario Highway 50 (Also referred to as Peel Regional Road 50 ...
, Old CR 50, and County Road 438. The
West Orange Trail
The West Orange Trail is a long multi-use rail trail owned by Orange County Parks and Recreation in Orange County, Florida, in the United States. The paved trail passes through downtown Oakland, Winter Garden, and Apopka with most of its length b ...
and
South Lake-Lake Minneola Scenic Trail terminate within the community.
Florida's Turnpike
Florida's Turnpike, designated as unsigned State Road 91 (SR 91), is a toll road in the U.S. state of Florida, maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Spanning approximately along a northwest–southeast axis, the turnpike is in two s ...
also runs through Killarney, but has no interchanges there. The nearest interchange is with SR 50 in nearby Oakland.
History
A post office called Killarney was established in 1887, closed in 1902, reopened in 1926, and closed once more in 2003.
The community was named after
Killarney, in Ireland.
Notes
Unincorporated communities in Orange County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida
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