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Welcome to Wakulla ...

Wakulla is located in Wakulla County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wakulla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Wakulla is near sea level<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Wakulla (for example, toward Wewahitchka), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Wakulla: 850 & 448<3>

Communities Also Named Wakulla ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wakulla - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Wakulla ...

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

  • Tallahassee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sopchoppy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Marks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wakulla Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Crawfordville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Wacissa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Capitola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Capitola is located in Leon County
  • Panacea
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Thomas City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas City
    • Thomas City is located in Jefferson 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 Wakulla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wakulla.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wakulla ...

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

Adding Wakulla to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Wakulla post office opened in 1882.

We also found Wakulla in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wakulla.

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

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 Wakulla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wakulla - 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 Wakulla area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Wakulla 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>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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