Welcome to San Blas ...

San Blas is located in Bay County<1>.

The location of San Blas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of San Blas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

San Blas is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: San Blas lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave San Blas and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for San Blas: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities Also Named San Blas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named San Blas - it's located in New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Blas.

Communities near San Blas ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Blas.

• Panama City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City
  • Panama City is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City <5>
• Lynn Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Lynn Haven is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Haven <5>
• Callaway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <5>
• Panama City Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City Beach
  • Panama City Beach is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City Beach <5>
• Springfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
• Mexico Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Beach
  • Mexico Beach is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico Beach <5>
• Hiland Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Park
  • Hiland Park is located in Bay County
• Magnolia Beach
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
  • Magnolia Beach is located in Bay County
• Lower Grand Lagoon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Grand Lagoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Grand Lagoon
  • Lower Grand Lagoon is located in Bay County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Blas ...

Looking for more information about San Blas? 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 San Blas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Blas.

Adding San Blas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of San Blas 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 San Blas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the San Blas post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for San Blas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Blas. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bay County: www.co.bay.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/