Welcome to Fanlew ...

Fanlew is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fanlew, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Fanlew is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Fanlew, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Fanlew: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities near Fanlew ...

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

• Tallahassee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
  • Tallahassee is located in Leon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallahassee <5>
• Saint Marks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marks
  • Saint Marks is located in Wakulla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marks <5>
• Thomas City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
  • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
• Wacissa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacissa
  • Wacissa is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wacissa <5>
• Waukeenah
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukeenah
  • Waukeenah is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukeenah <5>
• Woodville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Capitola
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Leon County
• Lloyd
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
  • Lloyd is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lloyd <5>
• Wakulla Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla Springs
  • Wakulla Springs is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakulla Springs <5>
• Lamont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <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 Fanlew. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fanlew.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fanlew ...

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

Adding Fanlew to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fanlew post office opened in 1908.

We also found Fanlew on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fanlew.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.fl.us/

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