It is located east of Apalachicola at the mouth of the Carrabelle River on the Gulf of Mexico.

In 1528, the first Spanish expedition of Pánfilo de Narváez passed through the area on its way from Tampa Bay to the Rio Grande.

In 1877, Oliver Hudson Kelley from Massachusetts founded the town and named it "Rio Carrabella", after his niece, Caroline Hall.

On August 1, 1899, the 2nd hurricane of the season struck the area, almost destroying the town and leaving just nine homes.

[7] In 1942, Camp Gordon Johnston was opened for the purpose of training amphibious soldiers on nearby beaches.

On August 23, 2008, Tropical Storm Fay made its record fourth landfall in the state of Florida at Carrabelle.

The climate for the City of Carrabelle is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

The population of Carrabelle rose from 1,303 in 2000 to 2,778 in 2010 with the expansion of the city limits to the northeast to include the Franklin Correctional Institution.

The phone was located in a call box that was bolted to a building at the corner of U.S. 98 and Tallahassee Street.

With the help of Curly Messer, who was a deputy sheriff at the time, Mirabella moved the phone booth to its current site on U.S. 98.

The booth did protect the officers from the elements, but some people still sneaked into it to make long-distance calls.

But life has not always been easy for the retired St. Joseph Telephone and Telegraph Company phone booth.

[20] The Camp Gordon Johnston World War II Museum is located at 1873 Highway 98 West, across the street from Carrabelle Public Beach, and admission is free.

The Carrabelle Lighthouse Association manages the Keeper's House Museum and a gift shop.