Monticello, FloridaMonticello Florida is the county seat of Jefferson County, named after Thomas Jefferson. It is located about 20 miles east of Tallahassee. The name of the town is not pronounced like Jefferson's famous home in Virginia, however. It is pronounced MONTI-I-SELL-O, not MONT-I-CHELL-O. The population is about 3,000 people. It is a small working class southern town that serves not only as the county seat, but as a supply center for the surrounding farms. Jefferson County is very old by Florida standards, being chartered in 1827 when Florida was still a territory. 
It is a pretty little town with giant oak trees forming canopy streets and a lot of old restored homes, many of them going back to before the Civil War. Many of these homes were restored during the Great Depression of the 1930's. Main Street in Monticello is a Florida Main Street Community, and has historic sites such as the 1890 Perkins Opera House and the recently restored 1906 County Courthouse. The opera house is still functional and puts on musical and theater performances, and the ground floor ballroom is a local gathering and meeting place. Jefferson County likes to refer to itself as the "Keystone County" because it is the only Florida county that reaches from the Georgia state line to the Gulf of Mexico. The old saying in Florida is that south Florida is northern, and north Florida is southern. That is certainly true of Monticello, a true gem of an old southern City. MONTICELLO, FLORIDA HOTELS The Cottage Bed & Breakfast, 295 W. Palmer Mill Road, Monticello, FL 32344. Tel: 850-342-3541. Set among peaceful green fields and old oaks. Each room has a queen bed, european decor, sitting area, private bath, cable tv, comfy robes and central heat/air. Learn more about this B&B or make reservations now! Click Here View Larger Map Return From Monticello Florida To Florida Towns
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