Welcome to Fountain ...

Fountain is located in Bay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fountain, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Fountain is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fountain lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Fountain (for example, toward Bristol), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Fountain: (850) and (448)<3>

The ZIP code for Fountain: 32438<4>

Communities Also Named Fountain ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Fountain - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fountain.

Communities near Fountain ...

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

• Altha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altha
  • Altha is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altha <5>
• Alford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford
  • Alford is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alford <5>
• Wausau
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
  • Wausau is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausau <5>
• Youngstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
  • Youngstown is located in Bay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngstown <5>
• Clarksville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <5>
• Kinard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard
  • Kinard is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinard <5>
• Steele City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
  • Steele City is located in Jackson County
• Vicksburg ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
  • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
  • Former name for Vicksburg:
  • Vickerburg
• Southport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
  • Southport is located in Bay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southport <5>
• Brock Crossroad
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
  • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fountain ...

Looking for more information about Fountain? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fountain, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fountain.

Adding Fountain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fountain 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 Fountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fountain post office opened in 1904.

We also found Fountain on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fountain.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/

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