DeFuniak Springs is located in
Walton County northeast of
Pensacola between
Crestview and
Bonifay along Interstate 10 near the Alabama state line. DeFuniak Springs is the county seat of Walton County.
Almost 120 years ago, a surveying party comprised of Colonel W. D. Chipley, Major W. J. VanKirk and W. T. Wright came to a tired halt near a round lake in the heart of a virgin forest. They explored and decided to build a town here know today as DeFuniak Springs.
