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Welcome to Fenholloway ...

Fenholloway is located in Taylor County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fenholloway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

Fenholloway is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fenholloway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Fenholloway ...

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

  • Perry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mayo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <3>
  • Buckville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
    • Buckville is located in Lafayette County
  • Day
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dowling Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling Park
    • Dowling Park is located in Suwannee County
  • Lee
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Lee is located in Madison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <3>
  • Madison
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Greenville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fenholloway ...

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

Adding Fenholloway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fenholloway 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 Fenholloway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Fenholloway post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fenholloway.

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

The official website for Taylor County: www.tcfl-libinfo.com/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fenholloway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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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