[13] It is bordered to the north by the state of Alabama and to the east by the town of Noma, Florida.

Florida State Road 79 is the main road through town, leading south 13 miles (21 km) to Bonifay, the Holmes County seat, and north (as Alabama State Route 167) 9 miles (14 km) to Hartford, Alabama.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 341 people, 122 households, and 94 families residing in the town.

[17] As of the 2010 United States census, there were 364 people, 124 households, and 97 families residing in the town.

The theme of the festival is in remembrance of an infamous, 18-foot alligator from the early 1900s that was known to kill farmers' livestock (such as cattle) as well as humans.

People would know it was that specific alligator because of his distinctive footprints, being it only had two toes on one of its legs due to a steel animal trap that failed to capture it.