Welcome to Faceville ...

Faceville is located in Decatur County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Faceville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Faceville is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Faceville: 229

Communities near Faceville ...

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

• Recovery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
  • Recovery is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
• Bainbridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,137 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bainbridge
  • From Faceville to Bainbridge
• Quincy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
  • Quincy is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Quincy
  • From Faceville to Quincy
• Chattahoochee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee
  • Chattahoochee is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattahoochee <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chattahoochee
  • From Faceville to Chattahoochee
• Butlers Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
  • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
• Sneads
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
  • Sneads is located in Jackson County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sneads
  • From Faceville to Sneads
• Havana
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Havana
  • From Faceville to Havana
• Gretna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gretna
  • From Faceville to Gretna
• Reynoldsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
  • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
• Greensboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Gadsden County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greensboro
  • From Faceville to Greensboro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Faceville ...

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

Adding Faceville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Faceville 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 Faceville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Faceville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Faceville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1863.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Faceville.