Welcome to Fort Pickens ...
Fort Pickens is located in Escambia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Pickens, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.
A typical abbreviation for Fort Pickens: Ft. Pickens
Fort Pickens is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Fort Pickens lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fort Pickens: 850 & 448<3>
Communities near Fort Pickens ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Pickens.
- Pensacola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Pensacola is located in Escambia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pensacola <4>
- Gulf Breeze
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Breeze
- Gulf Breeze is located in Santa Rosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,075 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Breeze <4>
- Orange Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Beach
- Orange Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Beach <4>
- Elberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Elberta is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <4>
- Perdido Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Beach
- Perdido Beach is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Warrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warrington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warrington is located in Escambia County
- Myrtle Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
- Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County
- Sanders Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Beach
- Sanders Beach is located in Escambia County
- West Pensacola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pensacola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pensacola
- West Pensacola is located in Escambia County
- Perdido Key
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido Key
- Perdido Key is located in Escambia County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perdido Key <4>
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 Pickens. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Pickens.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Pickens. 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 Pickens.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Pickens. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Pickens.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Pickens ...
Looking for more information about Fort Pickens? 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 Pickens, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Pickens.
Adding Fort Pickens to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fort Pickens 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 Fort Pickens was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Fort Pickens post office opened in 1861.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Pickens.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Pickens. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.fl.us/
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 Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Pickens - 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 Pickens area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Pickens 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> | 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |