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Nearest Communities to Fort Walton Beach,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Fort Walton Beach, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Fort Walton Beach:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Fort Walton Beach.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Fort Walton Beach is located in Okaloosa County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Okaloosa County: Covington (AL), Escambia (AL), Santa Rosa & Walton.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 89 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Fort Walton Beach. Of these communities, 56 are located in counties other than Okaloosa County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Fort Walton Beach (which is Okaloosa County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Fort Walton Beach

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Okaloosa County   (where Fort Walton Beach resides)
    • County Website:   https://myokaloosa.com/
    • County Seat for Okaloosa:   Crestview
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Walton Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Walton Beach.
      • Cinco Bayou
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Cinco Bayou is also located in Okaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Bayou
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
      • Ocean City
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Ocean City is also located in Okaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean City
      • Garnier
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Garnier is also located in Okaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnier
      • Shalimar
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Wright
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Wright is also located in Okaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Mary Esther
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Lake Lorraine
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Lorraine is also located in Okaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lorraine
      • Longwood
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Longwood is also located in Okaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Hurlburt Field
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Eglin Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Eglin Village is also located in Okaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglin Village
      • Destin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Harris
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Harris is also located in Okaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Postil
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Postil is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postil
        • Dana Point
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Dana Point is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Point
        • Dana Pointe
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Dana Pointe is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Pointe
        • Valparaiso
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Niceville
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Wynnehaven Beach
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Wynnehaven Beach is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnehaven Beach
        • Seminole
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Seminole is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
        • Galliver
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Galliver is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galliver
        • Holt
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Milligan
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Crestview
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Kellys Mill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Kellys Mill is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Mill
        • Killingsworth Crossroads
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Deerland
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Deerland is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerland
        • Baker
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Silver Springs
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Silver Springs is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
        • Auburn
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Auburn is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
        • Garden City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Garden City is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
        • Dorcas
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Dorcas is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
        • Nubbin Ridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Nubbin Ridge is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nubbin Ridge
        • Cannon Town
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Cannon Town is also located in Okaloosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
  • Santa Rosa County
    • County Website:   https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/
    • County Seat for Santa Rosa:   Milton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Walton Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Walton Beach.
      • Harper
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Harper is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Muddy Ford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Muddy Ford is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Ford
      • Holley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Holley is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley
      • Navarre
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Parkerville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Parkerville is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
      • Broxson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Broxson is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxson
      • Floridale
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Floridale is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridale
      • Harold
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn Beach
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Woodlawn Beach is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Beach
      • Pine Bluff
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Pine Bluff is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
      • Ward Basin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ward Basin is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Basin
      • Tiger Point
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Tiger Point is located in Santa Rosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Point
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Bagdad
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • East Milton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • East Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Milton
        • Indian Ford
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Indian Ford is located in Santa Rosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ford
        • Galt City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
        • Roeville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Roeville is located in Santa Rosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeville
        • Oriole Beach
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Oriole Beach is located in Santa Rosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole Beach
        • Milton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Spring Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Spring Hill is located in Santa Rosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
        • Avalon Beach
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Avalon Beach is located in Santa Rosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon Beach
        • Harp
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Harp is located in Santa Rosa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
  • Walton County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Walton Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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