Welcome to Wakulla Springs ...

Wakulla Springs is located in Wakulla County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Wakulla Springs: Wakulla Spgs. (or less commonly used: Wakulla Spngs. or Wakulla Sprngs.)

Wakulla Springs is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Wakulla Springs (for example, toward Wewahitchka), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Wakulla Springs: (850) & (448)<3>

Communities near Wakulla Springs ...

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

• Tallahassee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Sopchoppy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Saint Marks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Crawfordville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordville
  • Crawfordville is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordville <4>
• Woodville
  (6 miles [9.7 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>
• Panacea
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea
  • Panacea is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panacea <4>
• Capitola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
  • Capitola is located in Leon County
• Curtis Mill
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
• Midway
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• Wacissa
  (20 miles [32.2 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 <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 Wakulla Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wakulla Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wakulla Springs ...

Looking for more information about Wakulla Springs? 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 Wakulla Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wakulla Springs.

Adding Wakulla Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wakulla Springs post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wakulla Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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