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Welcome to Indian Pass ...

Indian Pass is located in Gulf County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian Pass, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Indian Pass is near sea level<3>.

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

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

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

Websites for Indian Pass ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.gulfcountychamberofcommerce.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Indian Pass, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Indian Pass ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Indian Pass.

  • Port Saint Joe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Apalachicola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mexico Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • White City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Gulf County
  • Bay City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
    • Bay City is located in Franklin County
  • Eastpoint
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Sumatra
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wewahitchka
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Pass ...

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

Adding Indian Pass to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Indian Pass post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indian Pass.

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

The official website for Gulf County: www.gulfcountygovernment.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Gulf, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Indian Pass - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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