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Niceville’s history is
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The story

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When mail service began on July 21, 1868, the city was known as Boggy, and on November 5, 1910, the name was officially changed to Niceville. The name Niceville was selected by the postmaster's daughter. In 1915, Niceville became part of newly formed Okaloosa County after previously being in Walton County. It is a twin city along with Valparaiso, which borders it on the west side of the city.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today3 photos
The last of the legendsCommonsThe last of the legends2013Niceville FL SR 85-397 intersection north01CommonsNiceville FL SR 85-397 intersection north012010FLMap-doton-NicevilleCommonsFLMap-doton-Niceville2004
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Niceville is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Niceville has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Eglin Field Historic District in Valparaiso, 3.3 miles away.

Niceville and the nearest listed places

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Eglin Field Historic DistrictMcKinley Climatic LaboratoryCamp Pinchot Historic DistrictGulfview Hotel Historic DistrictCrestview Commercial Historic DistrictHerman Lodge No. 108 Free & Accepted Masons of Florida

Closest to Niceville

Eglin Field Historic DistrictValparaiso · District3.3miMcKinley Climatic LaboratoryValparaiso · Built 19444.1miCamp Pinchot Historic DistrictFort Walton Beach · District8.1miGulfview Hotel Historic DistrictFort Walton Beach · District11.9miCrestview Commercial Historic DistrictCrestview · Art Moderne16.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Eglin Field Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Niceville?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Niceville’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Valparaiso📜 Shalimar📜 Destin📜 Cinco Bayou

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