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Welcome to Southport ...

Southport is located in Bay County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Southport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Southport is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Southport (for example, toward Bristol), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Southport: (850) & (448)<3>

Communities Also Named Southport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Southport - they are located in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana (2), Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Southport ...

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

  • Panama City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lynn Haven
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Callaway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Panama City Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Springfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Cedar Grove is located in Bay County
  • Parker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Bay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
  • Ebro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
    • Ebro is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <4>
  • Hiland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland Park
    • Hiland Park is located in Bay County
  • Pretty Bayou
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pretty Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pretty Bayou
    • Pretty Bayou 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 Southport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southport ...

Looking for more information about Southport? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Southport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Southport.

Adding Southport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Southport post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southport.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Southport. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Bay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Southport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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