Florida Towns
Have Much To Offer The Traveler

Most of these towns are also a mirror of Florida history as well, with small museums and authentic old buildings to enjoy.

According to the Florida League of Cities, Inc., there are 411 incorporated towns and cities in the state.

In addition to these, one internet resource, Florida Hometown Locator, has profiles for 8,643 populated places including cities, towns, subdivisions, neighborhoods and settlements.

It is obvious that no one website or publication can explore this many towns in depth. This is why I will focus initially on those towns I know something about.

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

■Alva ■Boca Grande ■Bradenton ■Brooksville ■Cassadaga ■Chokoloskee ■Cocoa ■Coconut-Grove ■Coral-Gables ■Crescent City ■Cross-Creek ■Daytona-Beach ■Deland ■Defuniak-Springs ■Delray-Beach ■Edgewater ■Fernandina-Beach ■Fort-Lauderdale ■Fort-Myers ■Gainesville ■Hastings ■Homosassa ■Jacksonville ■Key-Biscayne ■Lakeland ■Lake Wales ■Mayo ■Melbourne ■Miami ■Monticello ■Moore Haven ■Mount Dora ■Naples ■New-Smyrna-Beach ■Ocala ■Orlando ■Palm-Beach ■Panama-City ■Pensacola ■Punta-Gorda ■Quincy ■Sarasota ■Seaside ■Sebring ■St-Augustine ■St-Petersburg ■Tallahassee ■Tampa ■Venice ■Vero-Beach ■Winter-Park ■Yeehaw Junction

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

That is 55 years earlier than Johnny Come Lately Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts.

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 Florida towns 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.

This website will discuss the history of a town and how it fits into Florida history, and also tell 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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