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Welcome to Carrabelle Beach ...

Carrabelle Beach is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carrabelle Beach, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Carrabelle Beach: Carrabelle Bch.

Carrabelle Beach is near sea level<2>.

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<3>

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)
  • Sopchoppy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lanark Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastpoint
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Curtis Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Curtis Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • 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)
  • 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.<6> 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)
  • Panacea
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.<6> 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.

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: https://www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carrabelle Beach - 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 Carrabelle Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Carrabelle Beach 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>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.
<6>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.




 

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