Welcome to Courtenay ...

Courtenay is located in Brevard County<1>.

The location of Courtenay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Courtenay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Courtenay is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Courtenay lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Courtenay (for example, toward Fellsmere), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Courtenay lies within the (321) area code.

Communities Also Named Courtenay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Courtenay - they are located in British Columbia, North Dakota and South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Courtenay.

Communities near Courtenay ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Courtenay.

• Titusville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Rockledge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
  • Rockledge is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockledge <4>
• Cocoa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa
  • Cocoa is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa <4>
• Cocoa Beach
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocoa Beach
  • Cocoa Beach is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocoa Beach <4>
• Cape Canaveral
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Canaveral
  • Cape Canaveral is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Canaveral <4>
• Palm Shores
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Shores
  • Palm Shores is located in Brevard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palm Shores <4>
• Port Saint John
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint John
  • Port Saint John is located in Brevard County
• Port Canaveral
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Canaveral
  • Port Canaveral is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Canaveral <4>
• Merritt Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Island
  • Merritt Island is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merritt Island <4>
• Angel City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
  • Angel City is located in Brevard County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Courtenay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Courtenay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Courtenay. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Courtenay.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Courtenay. See our Newspapers Page for Courtenay.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Courtenay ...

Looking for more information about Courtenay? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Courtenay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Courtenay.

Adding Courtenay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Courtenay in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Courtenay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Courtenay post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Courtenay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Courtenay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brevard County: www.brevardcounty.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/