Welcome to Wright ...

Wright is located in Okaloosa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wright, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Wright is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Wright ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Wright - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Wright ...

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

• Niceville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niceville
  • Niceville is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niceville <5>
• Destin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valparaiso
  • Valparaiso is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valparaiso <5>
• Mary Esther
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Esther
  • Mary Esther is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mary Esther <5>
• Shalimar
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalimar
  • Shalimar is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shalimar <5>
• Hurlburt Field
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlburt Field
  • Hurlburt Field is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlburt Field <5>
• Lake Lorraine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lorraine
  • Lake Lorraine is located in Okaloosa County
• Eglin Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eglin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eglin Village
  • Eglin Village is located in Okaloosa County
• Navarre
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
  • Navarre is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navarre <5>
• Miramar Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramar Beach
  • Miramar Beach is located in Walton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miramar Beach <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wright ...

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

Adding Wright to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wright post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wright.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Okaloosa County: www.co.okaloosa.fl.us/

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