Welcome to Carrabelle Beach ...

Carrabelle Beach is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Carrabelle 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 Carrabelle Beach, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Carrabelle Beach: Carrabelle Bch.

Carrabelle Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Carrabelle Beach (for example, toward Port Saint Joe), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area codes for Carrabelle Beach: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities near Carrabelle Beach ...

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

• Apalachicola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalachicola
  • Apalachicola is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apalachicola <5>
• Sopchoppy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Lanark Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Eastpoint
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastpoint
  • Eastpoint is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastpoint <5>
• Curtis Mill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Bay City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Bay City is located in Franklin County
• Sumatra
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumatra
  • Sumatra is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumatra <5>
• Panacea
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea
  • Panacea is located in Wakulla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panacea <5>
• Central City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Liberty County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carrabelle Beach ...

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

Adding Carrabelle Beach to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carrabelle 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 Carrabelle Beach was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyflorida.com/

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