Welcome to Deerland ...

Deerland is located in Okaloosa County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

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

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
  • Crestview is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestview <5>
• Niceville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niceville
  • Niceville is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niceville <5>
• De Funiak Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Funiak Springs
  • De Funiak Springs is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Funiak Springs <5>
• Valparaiso
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <5>
• 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 <5>
• Paxton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Paxton is located in Walton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <5>
• Laurel Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • Laurel Hill is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Hill <5>
• Lockhart
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockhart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Head
  • Mossy Head is located in Walton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossy Head <5>
• 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.<2> 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deerland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Okaloosa County: www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/

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