Welcome to Santa Maria ...
Santa Maria is located in Santa Rosa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Santa Maria, you might consider that their post office opened in 1934.
Santa Maria is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Santa Maria lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Santa Maria: 850 & 448<3>
Communities Also Named Santa Maria ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Santa Maria - they are located in Arizona, California (2), Colorado and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Santa Maria.
Communities near Santa Maria ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Santa Maria.
- Brewton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewton <4>
- East Brewton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brewton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brewton
- East Brewton is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brewton <4>
- Jay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
- Riverview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Otahite ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Roberts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Cannon Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Baker is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
- Falco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Falco is located in Covington County (AL)
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 Santa Maria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santa Maria.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Santa Maria. 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 Santa Maria.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Santa Maria. See our Newspapers Page for Santa Maria.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santa Maria ...
Looking for more information about Santa Maria? 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 Santa Maria, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Santa Maria.
Adding Santa Maria to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Santa Maria in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Santa Maria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Santa Maria post office opened in 1934.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Santa Maria.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Santa Maria. 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: https://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 Santa Maria - 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 Santa Maria area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Santa Maria 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. |
| <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/ |