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Welcome to Turquoise Beach ...

Turquoise Beach is located in Walton County<1>.


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


A typical abbreviation for Turquoise Beach: Turquoise Bch.

Turquoise Beach is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Turquoise Beach: (850) and (448)<4>

Communities near Turquoise Beach ...

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

  • Fort Walton Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Niceville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Destin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Destin
    • Destin is located in Okaloosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,284 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Destin <5>
  • Valparaiso
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Freeport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shalimar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cinco Bayou
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinco Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Bayou
    • Cinco Bayou is located in Okaloosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Santa Rosa Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Blue Mountain Beach
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grayton Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Turquoise Beach ...

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

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

The official website for Walton County: www.co.walton.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 Walton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Turquoise Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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