Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Counties of Florida

        Help!  

County
Named after
Year Established
Major Cities
Alachua   a Muskogee or Timucua Indian word for "sinkhole"   1824   Alachua, Gainesville, Hawthorne, High Springs, Waldo  
🗑
Baker   James McNair Baker, Confederate Senator   1861   MacClenny, Glen Saint Mary  
🗑
Bay   St. Andrews Bay   1913   Callaway, Mexico Beach, Panama City, Panama City Beach  
🗑
Bradford   Captain Richard Bradford, killed during Civil War (originally named New River)   1861   Lawtey, Starke  
🗑
Brevard   either Doctor Ephriam Brevard or Theodore Brevard, state comptroller (originally named St. Lucia)   1855   Cocoa Beach, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Titusville  
🗑
Broward   Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, govenor 1905-1909   1915   Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pompano Beach  
🗑
Calhoun   John Calhoun, U.S. Senator   1838   Altha, Blountstown  
🗑
Charlotte   Bay of Charlotte Harbor   1921   Boca Grande, Punta Gorda  
🗑
Citrus   citrus industry   1887   Crystal River, Inverness  
🗑
Clay   Henry Clay, U.S. Senator   1858   Green Cove Springs, Keystone Heights, Orange Park, Penney Farms  
🗑
Collier   Barron Collier, landowner and developer   1923   Everglades City, Marco Island, Naples  
🗑
Columbia   Christoper Columbus   1832   Fort White, Lake City  
🗑
De Soto   Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer   1887   Arcadia  
🗑
Dixie   Lyric term for the South   1921   Cross City, Horseshoe Beach  
🗑
Duval   William P. DuVal, Territorial Governor   1822   Atlantic Beach, Baldwin, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Beach, Neptune Beach  
🗑
Escambia   Escambia River from the Spanish for "barter" or "exchange"   1821   Century, Pensacola  
🗑
Flagler   Henry M. Flagler, East Coast railroad builder   1917   Bunnell, Flagler Beach, Marineland  
🗑
Franklin   Benjamin Franklin   1832   Apalachicola, Carraabelle  
🗑
Gadsden   James Gadsden   1823   Chattachoochee, Greensboro, Gretna, Midway, Quincy  
🗑
Gilchrist   Albert W. Gilchrist, governor   1925   Bell, Fanning Springs  
🗑
Glades   Florida Everglades   1921   Morre Haven  
🗑
Gulf   Gulf of Mexico   1925   Port St. Joe, Wewahitchka  
🗑
Hamilton   Alexander Hamilton, Secretary U.S. Treasury   1827   Jasper, Jenning, White Springs  
🗑
Hardee   Cary A. Hardee   1921   Bowling Green, Wauchula, Zolfo Springs  
🗑
Hendry   Captain Francis A. Hendry, early settler   1923   Clewiston, La Belle  
🗑
Hernando   Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer   1843   Brooksville, Weeki Wachee  
🗑
Highlands     1921   Avon Park, Lake Placid, Sebring  
🗑
Hillsborough   Wills Hill, Viscount Hilsborough of England   1834   Plant City, Tampa, Temple, Terrace  
🗑
Holmes   Thomas J. Holmes, early settler   1848   Bonifay, Esto, Norma, Ponce de Leon, Westville  
🗑
Indian River   Indian River   1925   Fellsmere, Indian River Shores, Orchid, Sebastian, Vero Beach  
🗑
Jackson   Andrew Jackson   1822   Marianna  
🗑
Jefferson   Thomas Jefferson   1827   Monticello  
🗑
Lafayette   Marquis de Lafayette, French Officer American Revolution   1856   Mayo  
🗑
Lake   large number of lakes in the area   1887   Eustis, Lady Lake, Leesburg, Mount Dora, Tavares  
🗑
Lee   General Robert E. Lee   1887   Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel  
🗑
Levy   David Levy (Yulee)   1845   Cedar Key, Williston  
🗑
Liberty   objective of American people   1855   Bristol  
🗑
Madison   James Madison   1827   Greenville, Lee, Madison  
🗑
Manatee   sea cow   1844   Anna Marie Island, Longboat Key  
🗑
Marion   General Francis Marion, Revolutionary War Hero   1844   Belleview, Dunnellon, McIntosh, Ocala, Silver Springs  
🗑
Miami-Dade   Major Francis L. Dade   1836   Coral Gables, Hialeah, Key Biscayne, Miami, Miami Beach, North Miami Beach  
🗑
Monroe   James Monroe   1823   Islamorada, Key Largo, Key West, Marathon, North Key Largo Beach  
🗑
Nassau   Duchy of Nassau   1824   Callahan, Fernandina Beach, Hillard  
🗑
Okaloosa   Choctaw Indian words oka (water) and lusa (black)   1915   Destin, Fort Walton Beach  
🗑
Okeechobee   Hitchiti words oki (water) and chobi (big)   1917   Okeechobee City  
🗑
Orange   Orange trees (originally named Mosquito)   1845   Apopka, Orlando  
🗑
Osceola   Indian leader Osceola   1887   Celebration, Kissimmee, St. Cloud, Walt Disney World  
🗑
Palm Beach   palm trees and beaches   1909   Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Jupiter, Juno Beach, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach  
🗑
Pasco   Samuel Pasco   1887   Dade City, New Port Richey, Port Richey, Saint Leo, San Antonio, Zephyrhills  
🗑
Pinellas   From Spanish "Pinta Pina" meaning "Point of Pines"   1911   Clearwater Beach, Dunedin, Largo, Oldsmar, Pinellas Park, St. Petersburg, Tarpon Springs  
🗑
Polk   James K. Polk   1861   Auburndale, Bartow, Lakeland, Lake Wales, Winter haven  
🗑
Putnam   Israel Putnam or Benjamin A. Putnam   1849   Crescent City, Interlachen, Palatka, Pomona Park, Welaka  
🗑
St. Johns   St. John the Baptist   1821   Hastings, Marineland, St Augustine, St Augustine Beach  
🗑
St. Lucie   St Lucie of Syracuse   1844   Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie  
🗑
Santa Rosa   Rosa de Viterbo   1842   Gulf Breeze, Jay, Milton, Navarre, Pace  
🗑
Sarasota   Calusa Indian language meaning "not known" or "point of rocks"   1921   Longboat Key, North Port, Sarasota, Venice  
🗑
Seminole   Seminole Indians   1913   Lake Mary, Oviedo, Sanford, Altamonte Springs  
🗑
Sumter   General Thomas Sumter   1853   Bushnell, Center Hill, Coleman, Webster, Wildwood  
🗑
Suwannee   Cherokee "sawani" meaning "echo river"   1858   Branford, Live Oak  
🗑
Taylor   Zachary Taylor   1856   Perry  
🗑
Union   Unity   1921   Lake Butler, Raiford, Worthington Springs  
🗑
Volusia   Volus - an English settler   1854   Daytona Beach, Deland, Halifax, Orange City, Ormond Beach  
🗑
Wakulla   Timucuan Indian word for "spring of water"   1843   Crawfordville, St. Marks, Sopchoppy  
🗑
Walton   George Walton   1824   DeFuniak Springs, Freeport, Paxton  
🗑
Washington   George Washington   1825   Caryville, Chipley, Ebro, Sunnyville, Vernon, Wausau  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: JohnW