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Welcome to Rich Bay ...

Rich Bay is located in Gadsden County<1>.

Rich Bay is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rich Bay lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Rich Bay (for example, toward Sneads), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Rich Bay: 850 & 448<3>

Communities near Rich Bay ...

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

  • Tallahassee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Quincy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Midway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gretna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Whigham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Attapulgus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Good Hope ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
  • Reno
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno is located in Grady County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
  • Climax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Climax is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <4>
  • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rich Bay ...

Looking for more information about Rich Bay? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rich Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rich Bay.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Gadsden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rich Bay - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Rich Bay area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Rich Bay area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.