Welcome to Econfina ...

Econfina is located in Bay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Econfina, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Econfina is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Econfina lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Econfina (for example, toward Bristol), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Econfina: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Econfina ...

While we believe that this Econfina is located in Bay County, we know of another 2 Florida communities named Econfina. Those communities are located in the following counties: Taylor and Washington County.

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

Communities near Econfina ...

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

• Panama City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City
  • Panama City is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City <5>
• Lynn Haven
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Lynn Haven is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Haven <5>
• Callaway
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <5>
• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
• Parker
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
• Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
• Wausau
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
  • Wausau is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausau <5>
• Youngstown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Bay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <5>
• Fountain
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in Bay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <5>

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 Econfina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Econfina.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Econfina. 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 Econfina.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Econfina ...

Looking for more information about Econfina? 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 Econfina, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Econfina.

Adding Econfina to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Econfina 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 Econfina was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Econfina post office opened in 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Econfina.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/

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