Florida County Map
A Florida History Lesson

A Florida county map is a lesson in Florida history. One can see how Florida evolved by studying the dates of formation of its counties.

When Florida became a United States territory in 1821, there were only two counties:

Escambia County to the west on the Gulf of Mexico and St. Johns Countyto the east on the Atlantic Ocean.

Pensacola is the principal city in Escambia County and St. Augustine is the major city in St. Johns. These old Spanish settlements are the oldest cities in America.

St. Augustine is the oldest continually occupied city in America.

From these two parent counties, the 67 counties of today evolved.

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