Welcome to Suwannee Valley ...

Suwannee Valley is located in Columbia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Suwannee Valley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Suwannee Valley: Suwannee Vly. (or less commonly used: Suwannee Vally. or Suwannee Vlly.)

Suwannee Valley is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Suwannee Valley is within the boundaries of the (386) area code.

Communities near Suwannee Valley ...

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

• Lake City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• Live Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
  • Live Oak is located in Suwannee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <4>
• White Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Springs
  • White Springs is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Springs <4>
• Five Points
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Columbia County
• Wellborn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellborn
  • Wellborn is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellborn <4>
• Watertown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Columbia County
• McColskey
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McColskey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColskey
  • McColskey is located in Columbia County
• Rixford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rixford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
  • Rixford is located in Suwannee County
• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Hamilton County
• Olustee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olustee
  • Olustee is located in Baker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olustee <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Suwannee Valley ...

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

Adding Suwannee Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Suwannee Valley 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 Suwannee Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Suwannee Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiacountyfla.com/

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