Welcome to Blountstown ...

The city of Blountstown is located in Calhoun County<1> and is the County Seat for Calhoun County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blountstown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blountstown has a population of 2,449 people<2> (see below for details).

Blountstown is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Blountstown is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Blountstown: (850) and (448)<4>

The ZIP code for Blountstown: 32424<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blountstown had an population of 2,449 people. This is a decrease of 2.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blountstown had a population of 2,514 people (or 17.19% of the total population of Calhoun County). This makes Blountstown the county's most populous community.

The population of Blountstown represents 0.01% of the total population of Florida (which has 18,801,310 people), making it the state's 264th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,514 people, the population of Blountstown increased 2.86% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,444 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Blountstown.

Communities near Blountstown ...

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

• Sneads
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
  • Sneads is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <6>
• Bristol
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <6>
• Grand Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge
  • Grand Ridge is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ridge <6>
• Altha
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altha
  • Altha is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altha <6>
• Clarksville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <6>
• Estiffanulga
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estiffanulga have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
  • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
• Ocheesee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocheesee have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
  • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
• Marysville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
• Telogia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telogia
  • Telogia is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telogia <6>
• Hosford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosford
  • Hosford is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosford <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blountstown ...

Looking for more information about Blountstown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blountstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blountstown.

Adding Blountstown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blountstown 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 Blountstown was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blountstown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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