Welcome to Chipola ...

Chipola is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chipola, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Chipola is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Chipola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Chipola (for example, toward Greensboro), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Chipola: 850 & 448<3>

Communities Also Named Chipola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Chipola: This one is located in Calhoun County and the other is located in Jackson County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chipola.

Communities near Chipola ...

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

Marianna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
- Marianna is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marianna
- From Chipola to Marianna
Blountstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Blountstown is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountstown <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blountstown
- From Chipola to Blountstown
Sneads
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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- Sneads is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sneads
- From Chipola to Sneads
Bristol
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Bristol is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bristol
- From Chipola to Bristol
Grand Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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- Grand Ridge is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ridge <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grand Ridge
- From Chipola to Grand Ridge
Altha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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- Altha is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altha <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Altha
- From Chipola to Altha
Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Clarksville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarksville
- From Chipola to Clarksville
McNeal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McNeal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- McNeal is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McNeal
- From Chipola to McNeal
Ocheesee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocheesee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
- Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ocheesee
- From Chipola to Ocheesee
Cypress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Cypress is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cypress
- From Chipola to Cypress

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chipola ...

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

Adding Chipola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chipola post office opened in 1876.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chipola.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chipola - 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 Chipola area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Chipola 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>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/