Welcome to Escambia ...
So far, we found very little information about Escambia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Escambia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Escambia, please Contact Us.
Escambia would have been located within present day Liberty County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Escambia is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Escambia was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Escambia (for example, toward Callaway), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Codes where Escambia was located: 850 & 448<4>
Communities Also Named Escambia ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Escambia: This one is located in Liberty County and the other is located in Escambia County.
Beyond Florida, there are 3 communities that are also named Escambia - they are located in Alabama and Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Escambia.
Communities near Escambia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Escambia.
- Wewahitchka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewahitchka
- Wewahitchka is located in Gulf County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wewahitchka <5>
- Sumatra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumatra
- Sumatra is located in Liberty County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumatra <5>
- Lewis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Central City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Liberty County
- White City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Gulf County
- Estiffanulga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Estiffanulga. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
- Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
- Marysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Calhoun County
- Kinard
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard
- Kinard is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinard <5>
- Bay City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Apalachicola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apalachicola
- Apalachicola is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apalachicola <5>
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 Escambia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Escambia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Escambia. 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 Escambia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Escambia. See our Newspapers Page for Escambia.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Escambia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Liberty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Escambia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Escambia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Escambia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |