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Welcome to Fort Gadsden ...

Fort Gadsden is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Gadsden: Ft. Gadsden

Fort Gadsden is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Fort Gadsden (for example, toward Mexico Beach), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Fort Gadsden: 850 & 448<3>

Communities near Fort Gadsden ...

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

  • Carrabelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Apalachicola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wewahitchka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumatra
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bay City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bay City is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
  • Eastpoint
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • White City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • White City is located in Gulf County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Central City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Central City is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Port Saint Joe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Lewis
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lewis is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Gadsden ...

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

Adding Fort Gadsden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Gadsden 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 (so far) for Fort Gadsden was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Gadsden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Gadsden - 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 Fort Gadsden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Gadsden 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.