Mossy Head, Florida

Coordinates: 30°44′N 86°19′W / 30.74°N 86.32°W / 30.74; -86.32 Mossy Head is an unincorporated community in Walton County, Florida, located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and County Road 1087, 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the north end of State Road 285. It is at the head of Mossy Head Branch, a tributary of the Shoal River.

In 1951, Mossy Head became the interchange point for a base railroad constructed between the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Eglin Air Force Base, located partially in Walton County. The line operated until the early 1980s, and a short section on the north end of the alignment still exists for rail shipments.

Municipalities and communities of Walton County, Florida, United States

County seat: DeFuniak Springs

Cities	DeFuniak Springs Freeport

Town	Paxton

CDP	Miramar Beach

Unincorporated communities	Argyle Grayton Beach Inlet Beach Lakewood Mossy Head Point Washington Rosemary Beach Sandestin Santa Rosa Beach Seacrest Seaside Watersound

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