20 Original Counties

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20 Original Counties

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Today there are 67 counties in Florida. There were 20 counties established when Florida became a state on March 3, 1845.
They are listed below with the year they were established:

1. Alachua 1824
2. Brevard 1844
3. Columbia 1832
4. Dade 1836
5. Duval 1822
6. Escambia 1821
7. Franklin 1832
8. Gadsden 1823
9. Hamilton 1827
10. Hernando 1843 (became Benton county, then reverted to Hernando)
11. Jefferson 1827
12. Madison 1827
13. Marion 1844
14. Orange 1845 (Jan 30, about 1 month before Florida admitted to union)
15. St. Johns 1821
16. St. Lucie 1844
17. Santa Rosa 1842
18. Volusia 1834
19. Wakulla 1843
20. Walton 1824
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Re: 20 Original Counties

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Thank you, I was researching these today so I could post!! Great minds :D
Okaloosa was apart of Santa Rosa back then~
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Hi, is there a map with all listed as a visual verses just a list?
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I will see if i can find a map.
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see attachment
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Thank you for the map, however, have to find the map of Florida with the 20 original counties when it became a state.
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for posterity and inquiring minds...


http://edocs.dlis.state.fl.us/fldocs/leg/actsflorida/1845/1845.pdf

still searching for metes and bounds for florida territorial/admittance to the union of states time period...~1844-1845
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great! let me know what you find and thank you!

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