Florida County Creation Dates and Parent Counties
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See an interactive outline map of Florida Historical Counties at Newberry Library site.[1] Select a year and the map will display the historical county boundaries. Click on map image for county details. |
| Tip: Sort the table by Date Formed or by Parent Counties and check Boundary Changes for interesting insights. |
| Name of County | Date Formed | Boundary Changes |
Parent County | Counties Created by Boundary Changes |
| Alachua | 1824 Dec 29 | Details | Duval, St. Johns | Benton 1844, Columbia 1832, Levy 1845, Gilchrist 1925, Hillsborough 1848, Marion 1844, Putnam 1849, Hernando 1843 |
| Baker | 1861 Feb 8 | Details | New River | none |
| Bay | 1913 Apr 24 | Details | Calhoun, Washington | none |
| Benton | 1843 Feb 24 | Details | renamed from Hernando | Hernando 1850 |
| Bradford | 1861 Dec 6 | Details | renamed from New River | Union 1921 |
| Brevard | 1844 Mar 14 | Details | St. Lucie (old) | Osceola 1887, Polk 1861 |
| Broward | 1915 Oct 1 | Details | Dade, Palm Beach | none |
| Calhoun | 1848 Jan 26 | Details | Franklin, Washington | Bay 1913, Gulf 1925 |
| Charlotte | 1921 Apr 23 | Details | De Soto | none |
| Citrus | 1887 Jun 2 | Details | Hernando | none |
| Clay | 1858 Dec 31 | Details | Duval | none |
| Collier | 1923 Jul 7 |
Details | Lee, Monroe | none |
| Columbia | 1832 Feb 4 | Details | Alachua | Suwanee 1858 |
| Dade | 1836 Feb 4 | Details | Monroe | Broward 1915, Palm Beach 1909 |
| DeSoto | 1887 May 19 | Details | Manatee | Charlotte 1921, Glades 1921, Hardee 1921, Highland 1921 |
| Dixie | 1921 Apr 25 | Details | Lafayette | none |
| Duval | 1822 Aug 12 | Details | St. Johns | Alachua 1924, Clay 1858, Hamilton 1827, Nassau 1824 |
| Escambia | 1821 Jul 21 | Details | Florida Territory | Jackson 1822, Santa Rosa 1842 |
| Flagler | 1917 Jun 2 | Details | St. Johns | none |
| Franklin | 1832 Feb 8 | Details | Jackson | Calhoun 1848, Franklin 1855 |
| Gadsden | 1823 Jun 24 | Details | Jackson | Leon 1824, Liberty 1855 |
| Gilchrist | 1925 Dec 4 | Details | Alachua | none |
| Glades | 1921 Apr 23 | Details | De Soto | none |
| Gulf | 1925 Jun 6 | Details | Calhoun | none |
| Hamilton | 1827 Dec 26 | Details | Duval | none |
| Hardee | 1921 Apr 23 | Details | De Soto | none |
| Hendry | 1923 May 11 | Details | Lee | none |
| Hernando (Old) | 1843 Feb 24 | Details | Alachua | renamed Benton 1844 |
| Hernando (new) | 1850 Dec 24 | Details | Benton | Citrus 1887, Pasco 1887 |
| Highlands | 1921 Apr 23 | Details | De Soto | none |
| Hillsborough | 1848 Jan 25 | Details | Alachua, Monroe | Mantee 1855, Pinellas 1911, Polk 1861 |
| Holmes | 1848 Jan 8 | Details | Walton, Washington | none |
| Indian River | 1925 Jun 29 |
Details | St. Lucie (old) | none |
| Jackson | 1922 Aug 12 | Details | Escambia | Franklin 1832, Gadsden 1823, Walton 1824, Washington 1825 |
| Jefferson | 1827 Jan 20 | Details | Leon | Madison 1827 |
| Lafayette | 1856 Dec 23 | Details | Madison | Dixie 1921 |
| Lake | 1887 Jul 26 | Details | Orange, Sumter | none |
| Lee | 1887 May 13 | Details | Monroe | Collier 1923, Hendry 1923 |
| Leon | 1924 Dec 29 | Details | Gadsden | Jeffrson 1827, Wakulla 1843 |
| Levy | 1845 Mar 10 | Details | Alachua, Marion | none |
| Liberty | 1855 Dec 15 | Details | Franklin, Gadsden | none |
| Madison | 1827 Dec 26 | Details | Jefferson | Lafayette 1856, Taylor 1856 |
| Manatee | 1855 Jan 9 | Details | Hillsborough | De Soto 1887, Sarasota 1921 |
| Marion | 1844 Mar 14 | Details | Alachua | Levy 1845, Putnam 1849 |
| Martin | 1925 Aug 4 | Details | Palm Beach | none |
| Monroe | 1924 Dec 29 | Details | St. Johns | Collier 1923, Dade 1836, Lee 1887, Hillsborough 1848 |
| Mosquito | 1924 Dec 29 | Details | Florida Territory | renamed Orange 1845 |
| Nassau | 1924 Dec 29 | Details | Duval | none |
| New River | 1858 Dec 21 | Details | Florida Territory | renamed Bradford 1861, Baker 1861 |
| Okaloosa | 1915 Sep 7 | Details | Santa Rosa, Walton | none |
| Okeechobee | 1917 Aug 7 | Details | Osceola, Palm beach | none |
| Orange | 1845 Jan 30 | Details | renamed from Mosquito | Sumter 1853, Lake 1887, Osceola 1887, Putnam 1849, Seminole 1913 |
| Osceola | 1887 Jul 11 | Details | Brevard, Orange | Okeechobee 1917 |
| Palm Beach | 1909 Apr 30 | Details | Dade | Broward 1915, Martin 1925, Okeechobee 1917 |
| Pasco | 1887 Jun 2 | Details | Hernando | none |
| Pinellas | 1911 Nov 14 | Details | Hillsborough | none |
| Polk | 1861 Feb 8 | Details | Brevard, Hillsborough | none |
| Putnam | 1849 Jan 13 | Details | Alachua, Marion, Orange, St. Johns | none |
| St. Johns | 1821 Jul 21 | Details | Florida Territory | Alachua 1824, Duval 1822, Monroe 1924, Flagler 1917, Putnam 1849 |
| St. Lucie | 1844 Mar 14 | Details | Florida Territory | Brevard 1855 |
| Santa Rosa | 1842 Feb 18 | Details | Escambia | Okaloosa 1915 |
| Sarasota | 1921 May 14 | Details | Manatee | none |
| Seminole | 1913 Apr 25 | Details | Orange | none |
| Sumter | 1853 Jan 8 | Details | Marion, Orange | Lake 1887 |
| Taylor | 1856 Dec 23 | Details | Madison | none |
| Union | 1921 May 20 | Details | Bradford | none |
| Volusia | 1834 Dec 29 | Details | Florida Territory | none |
| Wakulla | 1843 Mar 11 | Details | Leon | none |
| Walton | 1824 Dec 29 | Details | Jackson | Holmes 1848, Okaloosa 1915, Jackson 1825 |
| Washington | 1925 Dec 9 | Details | Jackson, Walton | Bay 1913, Calhoun 1848, Holmes 1848 |
References
- ↑ Florida Atlas of Historical County Boundaries, John H. Long, Editor; Peggy Tuck Sinko, Associate Editor; Gordon DenBoer, Historical Compiler; Douglas Knox, Book Digitizing Director and Digital Compiler; Emily Kelley, Research Associate; Laura Rico-Beck, GIS Specialist; Peter Siczewicz, ArcIMS Interactive Map Designer; Robert Will, Cartographic Assistant. Copyright The Newberry Library 2008.