Welcome to Bogia ...
Bogia is located in Escambia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bogia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
Bogia is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bogia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bogia: 850 & 448<3>
Communities near Bogia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bogia.
- Atmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Century
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flomaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
- Pollard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Pine Barren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Byrneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- Molino
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Walnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barrineau Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barrineau Park is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrineau Park
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 Bogia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bogia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bogia. 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 Bogia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bogia. See our Newspapers Page for Bogia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bogia ...
Looking for more information about Bogia? 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 Bogia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bogia.
Adding Bogia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bogia 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 (so far) for Bogia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Bogia post office opened in 1875. The Bogia post office closed in 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bogia.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bogia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Bogia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Bogia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |