Nearest Communities to Ocean City,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ocean City, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ocean City:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note 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.
Ocean City 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 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ocean City. 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 Ocean City (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 Ocean City
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Okaloosa County (where Ocean City resides)
- County Website: https://myokaloosa.com/
- County Seat for Okaloosa: Crestview
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ocean City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ocean City.
- Shalimar
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Garnier
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Garnier is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnier
- Wright
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wright is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Cinco Bayou
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cinco Bayou is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Bayou
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- Fort Walton Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Lorraine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Lorraine is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lorraine
- Longwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Mary Esther
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eglin Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eglin Village is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglin Village
- Hurlburt Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Destin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Postil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Postil is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postil
- Valparaiso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dana Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dana Point is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Point
- Dana Pointe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dana Pointe is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Pointe
- Niceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnehaven Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wynnehaven Beach is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnehaven Beach
- Seminole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Seminole is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Galliver
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Galliver is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galliver
- Holt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milligan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crestview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Kellys Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kellys Mill is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Mill
- Deerland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Deerland is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerland
- Killingsworth Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Baker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Silver Springs is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Garden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Nubbin Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nubbin Ridge is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nubbin Ridge
- Dorcas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dorcas is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcas
- Cannon Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Clear Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Campton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Campton is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Santa Rosa County
- County Website: https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/
- County Seat for Santa Rosa: Milton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ocean City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ocean City.
- 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
(18 miles [29 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Floridale is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floridale
- Harold
(21 miles [33.8 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 west)
- Pine Bluff is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Ward Basin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ward Basin is located in Santa Rosa County
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- Indian Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Ford is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ford
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- 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
- 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
- Roeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roeville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeville
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Galt City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
- 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
- Spring Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Avalon Beach
(29 miles [46.7 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
- County Website: https://www.mywaltonfl.gov/
- County Seat for Walton: De Funiak Springs
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ocean City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ocean City.
- Villa Tasso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Villa Tasso is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Tasso
- Big Hammock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Big Hammock is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hammock
- Miramar Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seascape
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seascape is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seascape
- Choctaw Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Beach is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Beach
- Tang-O-Mar Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tang-O-Mar Beach is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tang-O-Mar Beach
- Gulf Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gulf Pines is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Pines
- Sandestin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Village of Baytowne Wharf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Four Mile Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Four Mile Village is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Village
- Turquoise Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Turquoise Beach is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turquoise Beach
- Grosh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grosh is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosh
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- Beach Highlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beach Highlands is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Highlands
- Dune Allen Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dune Allen Beach is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dune Allen Beach
- Forest Highlands
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Highlands is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Highlands
- Santa Rosa Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Blue Gulf Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blue Gulf Beach is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gulf Beach
- Blue Mountain Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Bay View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bay View is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- New Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Home is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
- La Grange Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- La Grange Point is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange Point
- Mossy Head
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Creek is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
- Choctaw Bay Estates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Bay Estates is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Bay Estates
- Fluffy Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fluffy Landing is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluffy Landing
- Freeport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grayton Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Old Bay View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Old Bay View is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bay View
- Seaside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Watercolor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Watercolor is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watercolor
- Choctaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Choctaw is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Point Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seagrove Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
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 from Point A (ie- Ocean City) 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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