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Welcome to Dalkeith ...

Dalkeith is located in Gulf County<1>.


The location of Dalkeith has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Dalkeith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Dalkeith is near sea level<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Dalkeith and travel east, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Dalkeith: (850) and (448)<4>

Websites for Dalkeith ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.gulfcountychamberofcommerce.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Dalkeith, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Dalkeith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dalkeith - they are located in Louisiana and Ontario.

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

Communities near Dalkeith ...

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

  • Port Saint Joe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wewahitchka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mexico Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • White City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Gulf County
  • Sumatra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Bay City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Central City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Kinard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Marysville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
  • Apalachicola
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dalkeith ...

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

Adding Dalkeith to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dalkeith post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dalkeith.

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

The official website for Gulf County: www.gulfcountygovernment.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Gulf, 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 Dalkeith - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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