Florida Towns
Many Sizes and Flavors

According to the Florida League of Cities, Inc., there are 411 incorporated Florida towns and cities. In addition to these, another source has profiles for 8,643 populated places including cities, towns, neighborhoods and settlements.

No single website can explore this many towns in depth, so I will focus initially on those towns I know something about.

Here is an alphabetical list of the towns and cities currently on the Florida Backroads Travel website:

■Alva ■Arcadia ■Avon-Park ■Babson-Park ■Boca-Grande ■Bradenton ■Bristol ■Bronson ■Brooksville ■Cassadaga ■Chokoloskee ■Cocoa ■Coconut-Grove ■Coral Gables ■Crescent-City ■Cross-Creek ■Daytona-Beach ■Deland ■Defuniak-Springs ■Delray-Beach ■Doctor-Phillips ■Edgewater ■Englewood ■Everglades-City ■Fernandina-Beach ■Fort-Lauderdale ■Fort-Meade ■Fort-Myers ■Frostproof ■Gainesville ■Haines-City ■Hastings ■Highland-Park ■Homestead ■Homosassa ■Howey In The Hills ■Jacksonville ■Kenansville ■Key-Biscayne ■Key-West ■Labelle ■Lakeland ■Lake Placid ■Lake Wales ■Mayo ■Melbourne ■Miami ■Monticello ■Moore Haven ■Mount Dora ■Naples ■(Old)Naples ■New-Smyrna-Beach ■Ocala ■Okeechobee ■Orlando ■Palm-Beach ■Palmdale ■Panama-City ■Pensacola ■Punta-Gorda ■Quincy ■Sarasota ■Seaside ■Sebring ■St-Augustine ■St-Petersburg ■Tallahassee ■Tampa ■The Villages ■Venice ■Vero-Beach ■Wauchula ■Windermere ■Winter-Garden ■Winter-Haven ■Winter-Park ■Yeehaw Junction

The capital of Florida is Tallahassee. Pensacola and St. Augustine are the oldest towns. Both were chartered in 1822, but St. Augustine was settled in 1565 and is the oldest continuously occupied city in the United States.

The newest cities in Florida are Cutler Bay (2005), West Park (2005), Grant-Valkaria (2006) and Loxahatchee Groves (2006).

Other than St. Augustine and Pensacola, the history of most towns in Florida goes back to just before or after the Civil War.

In addition to old towns and new towns, Florida also has its share of Ghost Towns , once thriving places whose bones now bake quietly in the hot Florida sun.

Many of my favorite small Florida towns are in the Florida Main Street Program. These are typically small towns that have worked with the State of Florida to rejuvenate their downtown districts.

Many of them have become favorite Florida retirement communities for baby boomers because of their charm and walkability.

The results have been impressive, so I like to write about these towns when I can.

You will also learn what there is to do there now.

There will be a recommendation or two for places to eat and places to stay, nearby Florida attractions and Florida state parks.

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