Welcome to Palmetto Beach ...

Palmetto Beach is located in Baldwin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palmetto Beach, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

A typical abbreviation for Palmetto Beach: Palmetto Bch.

Palmetto Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Palmetto Beach lies within the (251) area code.

Communities Also Named Palmetto Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Palmetto Beach - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palmetto Beach.

Communities near Palmetto Beach ...

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

• Fairhope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope
  • Fairhope is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairhope <4>
• Foley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
  • Foley is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <4>
• Gulf Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Shores
  • Gulf Shores is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Shores <4>
• Orange Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Beach
  • Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <4>
• Summerdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale
  • Summerdale is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerdale <4>
• Elberta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <4>
• Dauphin Island
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
  • Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
• Magnolia Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
  • Magnolia Springs is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia Springs <4>
• Oyster Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay
  • Oyster Bay is located in Baldwin County
• Bon Secour
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Secour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Secour
  • Bon Secour is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bon Secour <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 Palmetto Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palmetto Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmetto Beach ...

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

Adding Palmetto Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palmetto Beach 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 Palmetto Beach was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Palmetto Beach post office opened in 1905.

We also found Palmetto Beach on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palmetto Beach.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baldwin County: www.co.baldwin.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/