Welcome to Bloxham ...

Bloxham is located in Leon County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bloxham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Bloxham is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Bloxham: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities near Bloxham ...

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

• Quincy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <5>
• Midway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Gretna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
• Greensboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <5>
• Hosford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosford
  • Hosford is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosford <5>
• Telogia
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <5>
• Douglas City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
  • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
• Sycamore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
• Mount Pleasant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Bristol
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <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 Bloxham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bloxham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bloxham ...

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

Adding Bloxham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bloxham post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bloxham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Leon County: www.co.leon.fl.us/

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