Welcome to Wetappo ...

Wetappo is located in Bay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wetappo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Wetappo is near sea level<3>.

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

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

Telephone area codes for Wetappo: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Wetappo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Wetappo: This one is located in Bay County and the other is located in Gulf County.

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

Communities near Wetappo ...

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

• Panama City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama City
  • Panama City is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama City <5>
• Lynn Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Haven
  • Lynn Haven is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn Haven <5>
• Callaway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Callaway is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <5>
• Springfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
• Cedar Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Port Saint Joe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint Joe
  • Port Saint Joe is located in Gulf County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Saint Joe <5>
• Wewahitchka
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wewahitchka
  • Wewahitchka is located in Gulf County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wewahitchka <5>
• Mexico Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico Beach
  • Mexico Beach is located in Bay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico Beach <5>
• Bay Harbor ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
  • Bay Harbor 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 Wetappo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wetappo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wetappo ...

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

Adding Wetappo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wetappo in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wetappo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Wetappo post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wetappo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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