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Welcome to Deerland ...

Deerland is located in Okaloosa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deerland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Deerland is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Deerland: 850 & 448<3>

Communities Also Named Deerland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Deerland - they are located in Alberta, Georgia and New York.

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

Communities near Deerland ...

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

  • Crestview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Niceville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • De Funiak Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Valparaiso
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Florala
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florala
    • Florala is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florala <4>
  • Paxton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Laurel Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lockhart
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockhart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
    • Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Mossy Head
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Garden City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Okaloosa 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 Deerland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deerland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deerland ...

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

Adding Deerland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Deerland post office opened in 1899.

We also found Deerland in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deerland.

Footnotes ...

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

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/