Welcome to Nassau County ...

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

The community of Fernandina Beach is the Seat for Nassau County.

Nassau County was founded December 29, 1824 and was created by taking area from Duval County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Nassau had a population of 88,583 people. This is an increase of 20.83% since the last Census (which gave a population of 73,314 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nassau represented 0.39% of the total population of Florida.

Below are some of the communities located in Nassau County:

• Callahan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan
  • Callahan is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callahan <2>
• Fernandina Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernandina Beach
  • Fernandina Beach is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernandina Beach <2>
• Hilliard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Hilliard is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Florida
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  • Website for the State Archives of Florida

• Websites specific to Nassau County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Baker County
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  • Duval County
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  • Camden County
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  • Charlton County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Florida
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Florida
  • Cemeteries of Nassau County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Florida
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Florida
  • Cemeteries of Nassau County