Welcome to Welika ...

So far, we found very little information about Welika. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Welika to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Welika, please Contact Us.

Welika would have been located within present day Wakulla County<2>.

The location of Welika has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Welika is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Welika was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

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

Welika would have been located in the (850) & (448)<5> area codes.

Communities near Welika ...

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

• Tallahassee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Midway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 <6>
• Sopchoppy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Crawfordville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordville
  • Crawfordville is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordville <6>
• Wakulla Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla Springs
  • Wakulla Springs is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakulla Springs <6>
• Hosford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosford
  • Hosford is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosford <6>
• Telogia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telogia
  • Telogia is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telogia <6>
• Woodville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Leon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <6>
• Curtis Mill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
  • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
• Panacea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea
  • Panacea is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panacea <6>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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