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Welcome to Bloxham ...

Bloxham is located in Leon County<1>.



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The location of Bloxham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (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).

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)
  • Midway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gretna
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Greensboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hosford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Telogia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sycamore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
  • Mount Pleasant
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bristol
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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.<7>

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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Leon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bloxham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Bloxham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Bloxham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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