Welcome to Gulf Beach ...
So far, we found very little information about Gulf Beach. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gulf Beach to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gulf Beach, please Contact Us.
Gulf Beach would have been located within present day Escambia County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Gulf Beach: Gulf Bch.
Time Zone: The area where Gulf Beach was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Gulf Beach was located: 850 & 448<3>
Communities near Gulf Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gulf Beach.
- Pensacola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gulf Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gulf Breeze
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Orange Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elberta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perdido Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lillian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle Grove is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Grove
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 Gulf Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gulf Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gulf Beach. 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 Gulf Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gulf Beach. See our Newspapers Page for Gulf Beach.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gulf Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Gulf Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Gulf Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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