Mayport is a small community located between Naval Station Mayport and the

St. Johns River The St. Johns River ( es, Río San Juan) is the longest river in the U.S. state of Florida and its most significant one for commercial and recreational use. At long, it flows north and winds through or borders twelve counties. The drop in eleva ...

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the ...

. It is part of the

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communities. The only public road to Mayport is

State Road A1A State Road A1A (SR A1A) is a major north–south Florida State Road that runs along the Atlantic Ocean, from Key West at the southern tip of Florida, to Fernandina Beach, just south of Georgia on Amelia Island. It is the main road through m ...

, which crosses the St. Johns River Ferry to

Fort George Island A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

. On June 3, 1909, through action of the state legislature, Mayport was incorporated as a city.

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* Populated places in Duval County, Florida Neighborhoods in Jacksonville, Florida Former municipalities in Florida Former census-designated places in Florida {{DuvalCountyFL-geo-stub

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