Welcome to Saint Teresa ...

Saint Teresa is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Teresa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Teresa: St. Teresa

Saint Teresa is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Saint Teresa (for example, toward Port Saint Joe), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Saint Teresa: (850) and (448)<3>

Communities Also Named Saint Teresa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Saint Teresa - they are located in Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island.

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

Communities near Saint Teresa ...

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

• Carrabelle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrabelle
  • Carrabelle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrabelle <4>
• Sopchoppy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopchoppy
  • Sopchoppy is located in Wakulla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sopchoppy <4>
• Curtis Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
  • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
• Panacea
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea
  • Panacea is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panacea <4>
• Lanark Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark Village
  • Lanark Village is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark Village <4>
• Crawfordville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordville
  • Crawfordville is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordville <4>
• Saint Marks
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Wakulla Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla Springs
  • Wakulla Springs is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakulla Springs <4>
• Eastpoint
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpoint
  • Eastpoint is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpoint <4>
• Woodville
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Teresa ...

Looking for more information about Saint Teresa? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Saint Teresa, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Teresa.

Adding Saint Teresa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Teresa post office opened in 1875.

We also found Saint Teresa in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Teresa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyflorida.com/

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