Welcome to Harold ...
Harold is located in Santa Rosa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Harold, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
Harold is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Harold lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Harold: (850) and (448)<3>
Communities Also Named Harold ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Harold - they are located in California, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harold.
Communities near Harold ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harold.
- Crestview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Crestview is located in Okaloosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,663 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestview <4>
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Holt is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holt <4>
- Bagdad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Bagdad is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagdad <4>
- Galt City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
- Milligan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Milligan is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milligan <4>
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Navarre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Navarre is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navarre <4>
- Pace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace
- Pace is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pace <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 Harold. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harold.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harold. 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 Harold.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harold. See our Newspapers Page for Harold.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harold ...
Looking for more information about Harold? 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 Harold, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harold.
Adding Harold to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Harold 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 Harold was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Harold post office opened in 1909.
We also found Harold on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harold.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harold. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Santa Rosa County: www.co.santa-rosa.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Santa Rosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harold - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850). |
| <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/ |