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Nearest Communities to Hollywood Beach,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.<1>

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


Hollywood Beach is located in Bay County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bay County: Calhoun, Gulf, Jackson, Walton & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 117 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hollywood Beach. Of these communities, 62 are located in counties other than Bay 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 Hollywood Beach (which is Bay 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 Hollywood Beach

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

  • Bay County   (where Hollywood Beach resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.baycountyfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Bay:   Panama City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hollywood Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hollywood Beach.
      • Sunnyside
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Laguna Beach
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Laird
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Laird is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
      • Gulf Resort Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Gulf Resort Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Resort Beach
      • West Bay
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • West Bay is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bay
      • Open Sands
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Open Sands is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Open Sands
      • Bahama Beach
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Bahama Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bahama Beach
      • Bid-A-Wee
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Bid-A-Wee is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bid-A-Wee
      • Florida Beach
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Florida Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Beach
      • Seminole Hills
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Seminole Hills is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole Hills
      • Edgewater Gulf Beach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Panama City Beach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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        • Pine Log
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Pine Log is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
        • Long Beach Resort
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Long Beach Resort is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach Resort
        • West Panama City Beach
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gulf Lagoon Beach
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Gulf Lagoon Beach is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Lagoon Beach
        • Biltmore Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Biltmore Beach is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Beach
        • Lower Grand Lagoon
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
        • Upper Grand Lagoon
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Upper Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Grand Lagoon
        • Bayview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Bayview is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
        • Magnolia Beach
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Magnolia Beach is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
        • Pretty Bayou
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Pretty Bayou is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
        • Saint Andrew
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Saint Andrew is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrew
        • Delwood Beach
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Delwood Beach is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delwood Beach
        • Baker
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Baker is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
        • San Carlos Chacatos ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • San Carlos Chacatos is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos Chacatos
        • Lynn Haven
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Panama City
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Southport
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
          • Former name for Vicksburg:
          • Vickerburg
        • Cove
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Cove is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
        • Dirego Park
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Dirego Park is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dirego Park
        • Glenwood
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Glenwood is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
        • Hiland Park
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Hiland Park is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Park
        • Millville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Millville is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
        • Bay Harbor ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Bay Harbor is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
        • Brannonville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Brannonville is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannonville
        • Resota Beach
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Resota Beach is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resota Beach
        • Springfield
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Beacon Beach
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Beacon Beach is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Beach
        • Cromanton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Cromanton is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromanton
        • Bayhead
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Bayhead is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayhead
        • Cedar Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
        • Parker
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Parker is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
        • Callaway
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Long Point
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Long Point is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
        • San Blas
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • San Blas is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Blas
        • Bayou George
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Bayou George is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou George
        • Old Callaway
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Old Callaway is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Callaway
        • Majette
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Majette is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majette
        • Bennett
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Bennett is located in Bay County
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        • Cook
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Cook is located in Bay County
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        • Econfina
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Econfina is located in Bay County
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        • Cairo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Cairo is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
        • Nixon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Nixon is located in Bay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
  • Holmes County
  • Walton County
    • County Website:   https://www.mywaltonfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Walton:   De Funiak Springs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hollywood Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hollywood Beach.
      • Inlet Beach
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alys Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosemary Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Seacrest
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Seacrest is located in Walton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacrest
      • Bunker
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bunker is located in Walton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
      • Choctaw
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Choctaw is located in Walton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
      • Seagrove Beach
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Seaside
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Grayton Beach
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Point Washington
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Watercolor
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Watercolor is located in Walton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watercolor
      • Choctaw Bay Estates
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Choctaw Bay Estates is located in Walton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Bay Estates
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        • Bruce
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Bruce is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
        • Miller Bend
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Miller Bend is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Bend
        • Old Bay View
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Old Bay View is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bay View
        • Blue Mountain Beach
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Fluffy Landing
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Fluffy Landing is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluffy Landing
        • Blue Gulf Beach
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Blue Gulf Beach is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gulf Beach
        • Battle Ground Forks
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Battle Ground Forks is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Ground Forks
        • La Grange Point
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • La Grange Point is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange Point
        • Santa Rosa Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Beach Highlands
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Beach Highlands is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Highlands
        • Dune Allen Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Dune Allen Beach is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Allen Beach
        • Bay View
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Bay View is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
        • Freeport
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Grosh
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Grosh is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosh
        • Portland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Portland is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
        • Redbay
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Redbay is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbay
        • Turquoise Beach
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Turquoise Beach is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turquoise Beach
        • Four Mile Village
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Four Mile Village is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Village
        • Gulf Pines
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Gulf Pines is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pines
        • Sandestin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • The Village of Baytowne Wharf
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Tang-O-Mar Beach
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Tang-O-Mar Beach is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tang-O-Mar Beach
        • Rock Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Rock Hill is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
        • Miramar Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Knox Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Knox Hill is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
        • Seascape
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Seascape is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seascape
        • Eucheeanna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Eucheeanna is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eucheeanna
        • Choctaw Beach
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Choctaw Beach is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Beach
        • Big Hammock
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Big Hammock is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hammock
        • Douglass Crossroads
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Douglass Crossroads is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
        • New Home
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • New Home is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
        • Steele Church
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Steele Church is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Church
        • Villa Tasso
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Villa Tasso is located in Walton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Tasso
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://www.washingtonfl.com/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Chipley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hollywood Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hollywood Beach.
      • Ebro
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Ebro is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <3>
      • Red Head
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Red Head is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Head
      • Bunker Donation
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Bunker Donation is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Donation
      • Crystal Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Crystal Lake is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
      • Live Oak
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Live Oak is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
      • Millers Ferry
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
      • New Hope
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • New Hope is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Greenhead
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Greenhead is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhead
      • Holmes Valley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Holmes Valley is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Valley
      • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
      • Norum
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Norum is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norum
      • Grantham
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Grantham is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Hinsons Crossroads
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Hinsons Crossroads is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsons Crossroads
        • Macom
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Macom is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macom
        • Vernon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Sylvania
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Sylvania is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hollywood 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.