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Nearest Communities to Wakulla Beach,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Wakulla Beach, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Wakulla Beach:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Wakulla Beach is located in Wakulla County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wakulla County: Franklin, Jefferson, Leon & Liberty.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 115 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wakulla Beach. Of these communities, 78 are located in counties other than Wakulla County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Wakulla Beach (which is Wakulla County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Wakulla Beach

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Wakulla County   (where Wakulla Beach resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.mywakulla.com/
    • County Seat for Wakulla:   Crawfordville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wakulla Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wakulla Beach.
      • Live Oak Island
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Live Oak Island is located in Wakulla County
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      • Port Leon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Port Leon is located in Wakulla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Leon
      • Hyde Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Hyde Park is located in Wakulla County
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      • Saint Marks
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Shell Island
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Shell Island is located in Wakulla County
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      • Spring Creek
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Spring Creek is located in Wakulla County
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      • San Marcos ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • San Marcos is located in Wakulla County
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      • Wakulla Gardens
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Wakulla Gardens is located in Wakulla County
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      • Shadeville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Shadeville is located in Wakulla County
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      • Wasupa ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Wasupa is located in Wakulla County
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      • Newport
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Newport is located in Wakulla County
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      • Plum Orchard
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Plum Orchard is located in Wakulla County
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        • Skipper
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Skipper is located in Wakulla County
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        • Medart
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Medart is located in Wakulla County
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        • Mount Pleasant
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Mount Pleasant is located in Wakulla County
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        • Tully
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Tully is located in Wakulla County
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        • Wakulla Springs
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Wakulla
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Wakulla is located in Wakulla County
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        • Crawfordville
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Ivan
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Ivan is located in Wakulla County
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        • Lawhons Mill
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Lawhons Mill is located in Wakulla County
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        • Panacea
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Bethel
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Bethel is located in Wakulla County
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        • Arran
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Arran is located in Wakulla County
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        • Panacea Park
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Panacea Park is located in Wakulla County
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        • Vereen
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Vereen is located in Wakulla County
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        • Buckhorn
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Buckhorn is located in Wakulla County
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        • Surf
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Surf is located in Wakulla County
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        • Ashmore
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Ashmore is located in Wakulla County
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        • Hilliardville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Hilliardville is located in Wakulla County
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        • Oak Park
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Oak Park is located in Wakulla County
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        • Sopchoppy
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Curtis Mill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Curtis Mill is located in Wakulla County
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        • Welika ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Welika is located in Wakulla County
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        • Sanborn
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Sanborn is located in Wakulla County
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        • Smith Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Smith Creek is located in Wakulla County
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        • Wethocouchy ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Wethocouchy is located in Wakulla County
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  • Franklin County
    • County Website:   https://www.franklincountyflorida.com/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Apalachicola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wakulla Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wakulla Beach.
      • Sun N Sand Beaches
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Sun N Sand Beaches is located in Franklin County
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      • Saint Teresa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • McIntyre
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • McIntyre is located in Franklin County
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      • Big Blackjack Landing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Big Blackjack Landing is located in Franklin County
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      • Pine Log
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Pine Log is located in Franklin County
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      • Lanark Village
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Carrabelle
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Morgan Place
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Morgan Place is located in Franklin County
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  • Gadsden County
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://www.jeffersoncountyfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Monticello
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wakulla Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wakulla Beach.
      • Topocapa ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Topocapa is located in Jefferson County
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      • Fanlew
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Fanlew is located in Jefferson County
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      • Nutall Rise
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Nutall Rise is located in Jefferson County
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      • Hamaste ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Hamaste is located in Jefferson County
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      • Cody
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cody is located in Jefferson County
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      • Limestone
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Limestone is located in Jefferson County
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      • San Luis Apalache ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • San Luis Apalache is located in Jefferson County
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      • Willanocha ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Willanocha is located in Jefferson County
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      • Wacissa
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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        • Thomas City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Thomas City is located in Jefferson County
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        • Waukeenah
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Capps
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Capps is located in Jefferson County
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        • Lloyd
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • William Hambley Grant
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • William Hambley Grant is located in Jefferson County
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        • Edmond Doyles Grant
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Edmond Doyles Grant is located in Jefferson County
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  • Leon County
    • County Website:   https://cms.leoncountyfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Leon:   Tallahassee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wakulla Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wakulla Beach.
      • Woodville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lutterloh
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Lutterloh is located in Leon County
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      • Helen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Helen is located in Leon County
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      • Spring Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Spring Hill is located in Leon County
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      • Belair
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Belair is located in Leon County
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      • Corey
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Corey is located in Leon County
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      • Lakeside
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Lakeside is located in Leon County
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      • Rose
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Rose is located in Leon County
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      • Four Points
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Four Points is located in Leon County
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      • Henrietta
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Henrietta is located in Leon County
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      • Andrew
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Andrew is located in Leon County
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      • Cohowfoochee ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Cohowfoochee is located in Leon County
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      • Continue List   (27 more) ...
        • Lafayette
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Lafayette is located in Leon County
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        • Tallahassee
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Perkins
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Perkins is located in Leon County
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        • Chaires
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Chaires is located in Leon County
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        • McCaln
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • McCaln is located in Leon County
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        • Norfleet
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Norfleet is located in Leon County
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        • Zion Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Zion Hill is located in Leon County
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        • Capitola
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Capitola is located in Leon County
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        • Macon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Macon is located in Leon County
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        • Ochlockonee
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Ochlockonee is located in Leon County
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        • Saint Peter
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Saint Peter is located in Leon County
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        • Bellwood Estates
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Bellwood Estates is located in Leon County
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        • Bridle Path Acres
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Bridle Path Acres is located in Leon County
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        • El Destinado
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • El Destinado is located in Leon County
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        • Gardner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Gardner is located in Leon County
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        • Fort Braden
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Fort Braden is located in Leon County
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        • Holland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Holland is located in Leon County
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        • Harbinwood Estates
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Harbinwood Estates is located in Leon County
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        • Homestead Ridge
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Homestead Ridge is located in Leon County
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        • Oak Knoll Estates
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Oak Knoll Estates is located in Leon County
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        • Baum
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Baum is located in Leon County
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        • Black Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Black Creek is located in Leon County
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        • Lake Jackson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Lake Jackson is located in Leon County
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        • Wadesboro
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Wadesboro is located in Leon County
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        • Bloxham
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Bloxham is located in Leon County
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        • Jackson Bluff
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Jackson Bluff is located in Leon County
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        • Ward
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ward is located in Leon County
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  • Liberty County
  • Taylor County
    • County Website:   https://www.taylorcountygov.com/
    • County Seat for Taylor:   Perry
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wakulla Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wakulla Beach.
      • Mandalay
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Mandalay is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandalay
      • San Francisco de Oconi ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Buckhorn
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Buckhorn is located in Taylor County
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      • San Juan de Guacara ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • San Juan de Guacara is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan de Guacara
      • Ilcombe ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Ilcombe is located in Taylor County
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      • Scanlon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Scanlon is located in Taylor County
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      • Atawalia ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Atawalia is located in Taylor County
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      • Econfina
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Econfina is located in Taylor County
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      • Cabbage Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Cabbage Grove is located in Taylor County
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      • Nugalla ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Nugalla is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugalla
      • Waylonzo
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Waylonzo is located in Taylor County
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      • Covington
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Covington is located in Taylor County
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wakulla Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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