Welcome to Arran ...

Arran is located in Wakulla County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arran, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Arran is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named Arran ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Arran - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Arran ...

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

• 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 <5>
• Sopchoppy
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <5>
• Saint Marks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Wakulla Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <5>
• Panacea
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <5>
• Woodville
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
• Curtis Mill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Mill
  • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
• Saint Teresa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Teresa
  • Saint Teresa is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Teresa <5>
• Midway
  (21 miles [33.8 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 <5>
• Lanark Village
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark Village
  • Lanark Village is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark Village <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arran ...

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

Adding Arran to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Arran post office opened in 1894.

We also found Arran on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arran.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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