* In

Previously Existing Counties

Newly Established Counties

SANTA ROSA

WAKULLA

MARION

ORANGE LEVY

HOLMES

PUTNAM * HERNANDO

SUMTERVOLUSIABREVARDMANATEELIBERTYLAFAYETTETAYLORNEW RIVERSUWANNEECLAY

FEB 18, 1842

MARCH 11, 1843 MARCH 14, 1844

JAN 30, 1845 MAR 10, 1845

JAN 8, 1848

JAN 13, 1849

FEB 24, 1843

DEC 24, 1850 JAN 8, 1853 DEC 29, 1854 JAN 6, 1855 JAN 9, 1855 DEC 15, 1855 DEC 23, 1856 DEC 23, 1856 DEC 21, 1858 DEC 21, 1858 DEC 31, 1858

Gulf of Mexico

Atlantic Ocean

1844 Hernando County was renamed Benton to recognize a U.S. senator. The name was changed back to Hernando in 1850.

FLORIDA - 1860SCALE: 1" NONEDATE: MARCH 1995

GRAPHICS PREPARED BY THE OFFICE OF THE

PINELLAS COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER,

JIM SMITHSOURCE; ATLAS of Florida 1992

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