Florida Gazetteer of the Most Important — Points in the State
Abe’s Spring.—The county-seat of Calhoun, 104 miles south-west from Tallahassee.
Adamsville.—A small settlement in Sumter county, 5 miles west of Leesburg, containing a post-office.
Alachua County.—County-seat, Gainesville.
Alafia.—A settlement on Alafia River, in Hillsboro county, containing a post-office.
Aliqua.—Settlement on a river of the same name, in Walton county, West Florida, where, it is said, the houses were forty miles apart.
Almirante.—Walton county, West Florida, near the Alabama line.
Anclote River.—A tributary of Clear Water Harbor, in Hillsboro county.
Anderson.—In Santa Rosa county, West Florida.
Apopka.—Near Lake Apopka, in Orange county, containing a post-office. The name implies “Potato-eating Town.”
Appalachicola.—Contains a post-office, and is situated at the mouth of a river of the same name. It was formerly a prosperous city, but, on account of the cotton being taken by the railroads, has declined.
Archer.—Post-office. A town in Alachua county, 41 miles from Cedar Keys.
Arlington.—In Duval county, opposite Jacksonville.
Arredondo.—Post-office. A station 54 miles from Cedar Keys, in Alachua county.
Aspalaga.—In Gadsden county, on Appalachicola River.
Aucilla.—Jefferson county, on the Pensacola and Mobile Railroad.
Augusta.—On the hack-line from Gainesville to Tampa.
Bagdad.—On Pensacola Bay, Santa Rosa county, West Florida.
Baker County.—Celebrated for its timber, turpentine, and agricultural productions. In East Florida.
Baldwin.—Post-office and telegraph-station, 20 miles from Jacksonville, on the Pensacola and Mobile Railroad.
Banana River.—A branch of the Indian River.
Barrancas.—A fort commanding the entrance to Pensacola Bay.
Barrsville.—In Columbia county, south of Lake City. Post-office.
Bartow.—County-seat of Polk county, South Florida.
Batton.—A station on the West India Transit Railroad.
Bayport.—Post-office. A town in Hernando county.
Bear Creek.—Near St. Andrew’s Bay.
Beecher.—A steamboat-landing in Putnam county, on the east bank of the St. John’s.
Bellville.—Post-office. A settlement in Hamilton county.
Benella.—On the St. John’s River, 120 miles above Jacksonville.
Benton.—Post-office, in Columbia county, on the upper waters of Suwanee River.
Biscayne.—County-seat of Dade county, formerly called Miami.
Black Creek.—A tributary of the St. John’s River, near Magnolia.
Black Point.—A steamboat-landing, 10 miles above Jacksonville.
Blackwater River.—A tributary of Pensacola Bay, in Santa Rosa county, West Florida.
Blount’s Ferry.—On the Suwanee River, in Columbia county. Post-office.
Blue Creek.—Liberty county, near Gadsden.
Blue Spring.—Jackson county, west of Marianna.
Blue Spring.—Post-office, Volusia county.
Blunt’s Town.—Calhoun county, West Florida.
Bradford County.—On the West India Transit Company Railroad. County-seat, Lake Butler.
Brevard County.—Lies on both sides of the Indian River. Fort Pierce, the county-seat.
Bristol.—County-seat of Liberty county. Post-office.
Bronson.—County-seat of Levy county. Post-office. On the West India Transit Railroad. 12 miles from here is a bed of iron ore.
Brooklyn.—A town near Jacksonville. Rather prospective.
Brooksville.—County-seat of Hernando county. Post-office. On the Tampa stage-line.
Brother’s River.—In Calhoun county, West Florida.
Buffalo Bluff.—On the west bank of the St. John’s, in Putnam county. Post-office.
Bulow’s Creek.—In Volusia county.
Bunker Hill.—Near Lake Miccosukee, Leon county.
Burrin.—Bradford county. On the West India Transit Railroad.
Cabbage Bluff.—On the east bank of the St. John’s, 162 miles above Jacksonville. Post-office.
Calhoun County.—West Florida. County-seat, Abe’s Spring Bluff.
Callahan.—On the West India Transit Railroad, 27 miles from Fernandina. Post-office.
Caloosahatchee River.—A navigable stream which empties into Charlotte Harbor.
Campbellton.—A settlement in Jackson county.
Camp Izard.—In Marion county, on the Withlacoochee River. Post-office.
Cedar Keys.—In Levy county. Terminus of the West India Transit Railroad. Post-office.
Cedar Tree.—In Hernando county, south of Brooksville.
Centerville.—Near Tallahassee, Leon county. Post-office.
Cerro Gordo.—The county-seat of Holmes county. Post-office.
Chalk Spring.—Santa Rosa county, West Florida. Post-office.
Charles Ferry.—On Suwanee River, in Suwanee county.
Chattahoochee.—The terminus of the Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile Railroad. In Gadsden county. Post-office, Penitentiary, Lunatic Asylum.
Chipola River.—A tributary of the Appalachicola River.
Choctawhatchee River.—Flows into a bay of the same name, in West Florida.
Circle Hill.—Near Marianna, Jackson county. Post-office.
Clay County.—County-seat, Green Cove Spring, on the St. John’s.
Clay Landing.—In Levy county, on the east bank of the Suwanee, near its mouth.
Clear Water.—Post-office. On the Gulf coast, Hillsboro county.
Clifton.—A town in Madison county.
Cocoanut Grove.—In Dade county.
Columbia County.—County-seat, Lake City.
Cook’s Ferry.—A landing on Lake Harney, 224 miles above Jacksonville.
Cork.—In Hillsboro county. Post-office.
Corkscrew River.—Monroe county, South Florida.
Cotton Plant.—A settlement west of Ocala, Marion county. Post-office.
Crawfordsville.—County-seat of Wakulla county. Post-office.
Creswell.—In Leon county.
Crystal River.—A clear stream of water flowing through Hernando county, emptying into the Gulf.
Dade County.—County-seat, Key Biscayne.
Dancey’s Place.—A landing on the St. John’s, 65 miles above Jacksonville. Post-office.
Daniel.—A settlement near the mouth of Suwanee River, in Levy county.
Darbyville.—Near Baldwin, Baker county. Post-office.
Davis.—A station on the railroad, near Chattahoochee.
Daytonia.—A settlement on Halifax River, in Volusia county. In very flourishing condition.
Deep Creek.—A tributary of Lake Harney.
Delk’s Bluff.—A steamboat-landing on the Ocklawaha River, 100 miles from its mouth.
Drayton Island.—On the St. John’s, in Lake George, Marion county.
Dummitt’s Grove.—A noted orange-grove, in Volusia county, on the northern end of Indian River.
Dunn Lawton.—A portion of the Turnbull Swamp, in Volusia county.
Dunn’s Lake.—A small settlement in Volusia county. Post-office.
Durisoe.—A steamboat-landing, 89 miles above the mouth of the Ocklawaha River.
Dutton.—A station 32 miles from Fernandina, on the West India Transit Railroad.
Duval County.—On the St. John’s. County-seat, Jacksonville.
Eau Claire.—A colony from Wisconsin, near Mellonville, Orange county.
Eau Gallie.—On Indian River, in Brevard county, near Lake Washington. Post-office.
Econfina.—In Washington county, West Florida, on a river of the same name. Post-office.
Egmont Island.—Situated in the Gulf of Mexico, at the entrance of Espiritu Santo Bay.
Elbow Creek.—Rises in the swamps near Lake Washington.
Ellaville.—A station on the Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile Railroad, 95 miles from Jacksonville.
Ellisville.—A place without much celebrity at present, in Columbia county.
Emanuels.—A landing-place on the St. John’s, 184 miles above Jacksonville.
Enterprise.—The county-seat of Volusia county since 1854. Situated 205 miles beyond Jacksonville. Post-office.
Escambia County.—Situated in West Florida, bordering on the Gulf. This county was first incorporated by order of General Jackson, July, 1821.
Escambia River.—A tributary of Escambia Bay, West Florida.
Eureka.—Two points in Florida bear this popular name. One is on the Ocklawaha, 60 miles above its mouth, in Marion county; the other, on the upper St. John’s, in Orange county.
Federal Point.—Situated on the east bank of the St. John’s, 60 miles above Jacksonville, in Putnam county.
Flemington.—Post-office. A small town on the Gainesville stage-route.
Fort Brooks.—A steamboat-landing on the Ocklawaha River, near Orange Springs.
Fort Gates.—A steamboat-landing, 110 miles from Jacksonville, on the St. John’s River, in Putnam county.
Fort George Island.—Situated near the mouth of the St. John’s River. Contains a good hotel, with accommodations for winter and summer visitors.
Fort Mead.—On Pease Creek, 80 miles above its mouth. In Polk county. Cattle-sales are its principal commerce.
Fort Pierce.—Situated on Indian River. County-seat of Brevard county.
Fort Reid.—Post-office. An enterprising, growing town, in the neighborhood of Mellonville, on the St. John’s.
Fort Taylor.—Post-office. In Hernando county.
Franklin County.—Near the mouth of Appalachicola River. County-seat, Appalachicola.
Freeport.—Post-office. Located in Walton county, West Florida.
Gadsden County.—County-seat, Quincy.
Gainesville.—A large, flourishing town on the West India Transit Railroad. Post-office, churches, good boarding-houses.
Georgetown.—A steam beat-landing on the east bank of the St. John’s, in Putnam county, 117 miles above Jacksonville. Post-office.
Gordon.—The terminus of the semi-weekly hack-line from Gainesville. In Alachua county.
Gores.—A landing on the Ocklawaha River, 83 miles above its mouth.
Graham.—On the Ocklawaha, 84 miles above its mouth.
Green Cove Springs.—A noted resort on the west bank of the St. John’s, 30 miles above Jacksonville. County-seat of Clay county. Post-office.
Greenwood.—A town in Jackson county, near Marianna. Post-office.
Halifax River.—In Volusia county. It is formed by the junction of the Haulover and Bulow Creeks, and the Tomoka River. It is a mile wide, and 30 miles in length, running nearly parallel with the coast.
Hatchee River.—Rises in Manatee county, and flows into Charlotte Harbor.
Hamburg.—A town of small note, near Madison, Madison county.
Hamilton County.—On the Georgia line. Contains an area of about 400 square acres.
Hamosassa.—A settlement in Hernando county, near the Gulf coast.
Hanson Town.—Named from the late Surgeon Hanson. Located in the vicinity of Jacksonville.
Hatch’s Bend.—Settlement near the Santa Fe River, in La Fayette county. Post-office.
Haulover Creek.—A branch of Halifax River, in Volusia county.
Hawkinsville.—A landing on the west bank of the St. John’s, 160 miles from Jacksonville, in Orange county.
Haw Creek.—A tributary of Dunn’s Lake, Volusia county.
Haywood’s Landing.—On Chattahoochee River, Jackson county.
Hernando County.—County-seat, Brooksville.
Hibernia.—A pleasant stopping-place, in Clay county, on the St. John’s, 22 miles above Jacksonville. Post-office.
Hickory Hill.—Near Marianna, Washington county, West Fla.
Hillsboro County.—Celebrated for cattle-raising. Tampa is the county-seat.
Hillsboro River.—A favorite name for rivers in Florida—the first Hillsboro being a tributary of Tampa Bay; the second, Hillsboro River in Dade county, on the Atlantic coast; the third, a lagoon in Volusia county.
Hogarth’s Landing.—On the east bank of the St. John’s, 36 miles above Jacksonville. Post-office.
Holmes County.—Near the Alabama line. County-seat, Cerro Gordo.
Horse Landing.—On the St. John’s River, 94 miles above Jacksonville, in Putnam county.
Houston.—On the Jacksonville and Pensacola Railroad, in Suwanee county. Post-office.
Iamonia.—In Leon county, on a lake of the same name. Post-office.
Indian River.—A body of salt-water 100 miles in length—more properly a bay, as it has no current except when agitated by the wind.
Iola.—The name of two places—one in Calhoun county, containing a post-office—the other, on the Ocklawaha River, 50 miles above its mouth.
Isteen Hatchee River.—In La Fayette county.
Jackson County.—Located in West Florida. County-seat, Marianna.
Jacksonville.—The commercial mart, or great entrepôt, of Florida. In Duval county, on the St. John’s River.
Jasper—County-seat of Hamilton county. Post-office.
Jefferson County.—County-seat, Monticello.
Jennings.—In Hamilton county, near the Georgia line. Post-office.
Jupiter Narrows.—On the Atlantic coast, near New Smyrna.
Key Largo.—The longest on the coast of Florida.
Key West.—County-seat of Monroe county. Post-office.
Key Biscayne.—Small settlement. County-seat of Dade county. Post-office.
King’s Road.—Built by Governor Grant, from New Smyrna to St. Mary’s, via St. Augustine and Jacksonville.
Kissime River.—In Brevard county.
Knox Hill.—A Scotch settlement in West Florida. Post-office.
La Fayette County.—In South Florida, bounded by the Suwanee River. County-seat, New Troy.
Lake Butler.—County-seat of Bradford county.
Lake City.—A place of resort for asthmatics. County-seat of Columbia county. Post-office.
Lake Eustis.—In Orange county. Post-office.
Lake Griffin.—Near Leesburg, on Lake Griffin. Rapidly improving. Post-office.
Lake Harney.—A resort in midwinter for excursionists, located partly in Volusia and Orange counties. It is 225 miles above Jacksonville.
Lake Okeechobee.—The largest lake in Florida, extending over an area of more than 65 square miles.
Lake View.—On the east bank of Lake George. Post-office.
Lake Worth.—Near the Atlantic coast, north of Miami River.
Lawtey.—Near Trail Bridge. The Chicago Colony has located here, established a hotel, built many residences, planted orange-groves and other fruits.
La Villa.—A suburban town near Jacksonville.
Leesburg.—County-seat of Sumter county. A fine, thrifty, growing place.
Leon County.—County-seat, Tallahassee.
Levy County.—Borders on the Gulf. County-seat, Bronson.
Levyville.—In Levy county, west of Bronson.
Liberty.—In Hamilton county, near the Georgia Line.
Liberty County.—A tract of land known as the Forbes Purchase, bounded west by the Appalachicola River.
Little River.—In Gadsden county.
Live Oak.—In Suwanee county, its principal importance being attributable to the junction of railroads. Post-office, telegraph-station.
Lotus.—In Jackson county, south of Marianna.
Lower White Spring.—On the Suwanee River, in Hamilton county. Remarkable for its medicinal properties in curing gout and rheumatism.
Madison.—County-seat of Madison county. Post-office, telegraph-station, good accommodations.
Madison County.—Belongs to the undulating portion of the State. County-seat, Madison.
Magnolia.—A winter-resort on the St. John’s, 28 miles above Jacksonville. In Clay county.
Manatee.—A very nice, flourishing town, on the Gulf coast, in Manatee county. Post-office.
Manatee County.—County-seat, Pine Level. Celebrated for its extensive cattle-ranges.
Manatee River.—A short, navigable stream, in Manatee county.
Mandarin.—Located on the east bank of the St. John’s, 15 miles above Jacksonville. Post-office.
Marianna.—County-seat of Jackson county, 30 miles west of the Chattahoochee River.
Marion County.—One of the central counties of East Florida. Noted for its fertility of soil and superabundance of hummock-lands.
Mayport.—Situated at the mouth of St. John’s River. It was named from May River, so called by the French.
Mary Esther.—Small settlement in Santa Rosa county, West Florida. Post-office.
Matanzas Inlet.—A body of water separating Anastasia Island from the main-land.
Mellonville.—On the St. John’s River (here called Lake Monroe), 200 miles above Jacksonville.
Merritt’s Island.—In Volusia county, and remarkable for the mildness of its climate.
Miami River.—In Dade county. Has its source in the Everglades, and empties into Biscayne Bay.
Micanopy.—On the back-line, 15 miles from Gainesville, in Alachua county. Supposed to occupy the site of the ancient village, Cuscowilla.
Miccosukee.—Situated in Leon county, near a lake of the same name.
Midway.—A lumber port in Gadsden county, West Florida. Post-office.
Millwood.—On the Chattahoochee River, in Jackson county.
Milton.—County-seat of Santa Rosa county. Post-office. Fine facilities for loading ships with lumber.
Mitchell.—In Escambia county, near the Alabama line.
Molina.—Situated on the Escambia River, West Florida. Post-office.
Monroe County.—County-seat, Key West, Gulf of Mexico.
Monticello.—County-seat of Jefferson county. Post-office, telegraph-station. Near this town was located the old Murat plantation, called “Liponia.”
Monticello Junction.—Where a branch road connects with the Jacksonville and Pensacola Railroad.
Moss Bluff.—A landing on the Ocklawaha River, 140 miles from its mouth.
Mount Royal.—A landing on the east bank of the St. John’s, 109 miles above Jacksonville.
Mount Vernon.—At the confluence of the Flint and Chattahoochee Rivers, in Jackson county.
Mulberry Grove.—In Duval county, 11 miles above Jacksonville, on the St. John’s River.
Musquito Inlet.—Near Indian River, in Volusia county.
Myakka.—A small stream of water in Manatee county, South Florida.
Nassau County.—Includes Amelia Island, on which is located Fernandina.
Neal’s Landing.—A commercial point on the Chattahoochee River. Post-office.
Newnansville.—An old settled town in Alachua county. Stage-line from Gainesville. Post-office.
Newport.—In former times a trading-point, 3 miles from Wakulla Spring.
New River, or Santa Fe.—Rises in Santa Fe Lake. It forms a natural bridge by sinking into the earth and rising again.
New Smyrna.—On the Halifax River, in Volusia county. Post-office.
New Troy.—A small settlement on the Suwanee River, and county-seat of La Fayette county. Post-office.
North River.—An inlet forming a part of the harbor at St. Augustine.
Oak Bluff.—Near Leesburg, Orange county. Post-office.
Oakfield.—In Escambia county, West Florida, on the Florida and Alabama Railroad.
Ocala.—Near the old Indian settlement of Ocali, mentioned by De Soto. County-seat of Marion county. Post-office.
Ocklawaha River.—A narrow stream formed from springs and lakes, which discharges its waters into the St. John’s, 25 miles above Pilatka.
Okahumkee.—The terminus of navigation on the Ocklawaha River, 275 miles above Pilatka. Post-office.
Old Town.—A settlement in La Fayette county, on Suwanee River. Post-office.
Olustee.—In Baker county, on the railroad. Post-office. In 1864 a battle was fought here between the Federals and Confederates, resulting in the defeat and loss of 1,200 Union troops.
Orange Bluff.—A landing on the St. John’s, 140 miles above Jacksonville.
Orange County.—County-seat, Orlando. It is situated partly on Lake Monroe.
Orange Mills.—A landing on the east bank of the St. John’s, in Putnam county, 64 miles above Jacksonville. Post-office.
Orange Point.—In Putnam county, on the St. John’s, 103 miles above Jacksonville.
Orange Spring.—A sulphur spring in Marion county, on the Ocklawaha River, 35 miles above its mouth—formerly a resort for the afflicted. Post-office.
Orlando.—County-seat of Orange county. Post-office.
Otter Creek.—Station and eating-house on the West India Transit Railroad, 19 miles from Cedar Keys. Post-office.
Palmetto.—A station on the West India Transit Railroad, Levy county.
Palmetto Landing.—On the Ocklawaha River, 78 miles above its mouth.
Pease Creek.—A large, navigable stream, flowing into Charlotte Harbor, on the Gulf coast.
Pensacola.—County-seat of Escambia county. Post-office.
Perdido Mills.—A new settlement in the pine-woods, which promises to be the finest lumber-mart in the South.
Perdido River.—A tributary of Perdido Bay, in West Florida.
Picolata.—A landing on the St. John’s River, 45 miles above its mouth. Post-office.
Pilatka.—On the west bank of the St. John’s River, 75 miles above its mouth. County-seat of Putnam county. Post-office.
Pine Level.—County-seat of Manatee county. Post-office.
Polk County.—County-seat, Bartow.
Port Orange.—In Volusia county, between Halifax River and the Atlantic Ocean. Post-office.
Port Washington.—In Walton county, on the south side of Choctawhatchee Bay.
Powellton.—Station on the Florida Railroad, Escambia county, West Florida. Post-office.
Punta Rassa.—On the Gulf coast, in Monroe county. Post-office and submarine-telegraph station.
Putnam County.—County-seat, Pilatka, through which the St. John’s River flows.
Quincy.—County-seat of Gadsden county, where a case of hydrophobia has never been known, nor an instance of sun-stroke occurred. Post-office and telegraph-station.
Remington Park.—A resort on the east bank of the St. John’s, 25 miles above Jacksonville. Post-office.
Riverside.—A finely-located, prospective city, on the St. John’s, near Jacksonville.
Rose Head.—Located in Taylor county. Post-office.
Rosewood.—On the West India Transit Railroad, 10 miles from Cedar Keys. Post-office.
Sallie’s Camp.—Landing on the upper St. John’s, 229 miles from Jacksonville.
Sanderson.—County-seat of Baker county. Post-office, telegraph-station.
Sandy Bluff.—Landing on the Ocklawaha River, 68 miles above its mouth.
Sand Point.—Seven miles from Salt Lake, on the St. John’s, and 30 miles from Canaveral Light-house.
Sanford.—It is 199 miles from Jacksonville. Contains a sanitarium, besides all necessary comforts for the sick and well. Post-office.
San Mateo.—In Putnam county, on the St. John’s, 80 miles above Jacksonville. Post-office.
St. Sebastian River.—An estuary which is crossed in going from the depot to St. Augustine.
Santa Fe.—A settlement in Bradford county, near Starke. Post-office.
Santa Fe River.—A tributary of the Suwanee River.
Santa Rosa County.—County-seat, Milton. Contains large milling interests.
Sarasota.—In Manatee county, on the Gulf coast, 12 miles from Manatee, South Florida.
Shady Grove.—A settlement in Taylor county. Post-office.
Sharp’s Ferry.—Landing on the Ocklawaha River, 114 miles above its mouth.
Shell Bank.—Landing on the St. John’s, 193 miles above Jacksonville.
Shoal River.—A stream of water in Walton county, which empties into Pensacola Bay.
Silver Spring.—A most remarkable phenomenon in nature—the principal source of the Ocklawaha River, 100 miles from its mouth. In Marion county. Post-office.
Sopchoppy.—In Wakulla county. Post-office.
Spring Hill.—In Hernando county, west of Brooksville.
Spruce Creek.—In Volusia county, 8 miles from Smyrna.
Starke.—In Bradford county, 73 miles from Fernandina, on the West India Transit Railroad. Post-office.
Stark’s Landing.—On the Ocklawaha River, 155 miles above its mouth, in Sumter county.
St. Augustine.—In St. John’s county. Remarkable for being the first settled town in the United States. Post-office.
St. John’s County.—County-seat, St. Augustine. Bounded on the west by the St. John’s River.
St. John’s River.—A remarkable stream of water, which has its source in the Everglades of South Florida. It is about 350 miles in length, flowing north to Jacksonville, where it makes an abrupt turn to the east, and discharges into the Atlantic Ocean.
St. Joseph’s.—In Calhoun county, West Florida.
St. Lucie Sound.—A name given to a portion of Indian River, in Brevard county.
St. Mark’s.—Terminus of the Pensacola and Mobile (St. Mark’s Branch) Railroad. It is in Wakulla county, at the head of Appalachee Bay. Post-office.
St. Mark’s River.—Considered by most persons to be the reäppearance of Lake Miccosukee which loses itself in the earth.
St. Mary’s River.—Rises in the enchanted land of the Yemassee Indians, forming a short boundary-line between Georgia and Florida.
Suwanee County.—County-seat, Live Oak. Well timbered with pine. Has marl shell-beds and white clay. In the center of the county is a white stone, soft when dug, but hardening on exposure to the air—used for chimney-backs and furnaces.
Suwanee River.—Rises in Southern Georgia, and empties into the Gulf, near Cedar Keys; navigable for small steamers as far as Troy.
Suwanee Shoals.—In Columbia county. Post-office.
Tallahassee.—Capital of the State. County-seat of Leon county. Located by Governor Walton, and named by his daughter Octavia. The State-house and Court-house were built by the United States Government.
Tampa.—County-seat of Hillsboro county. On Tampa Bay. Terminus of the tri-weekly hack-line from Gainesville.
Taylor County.—On the Gulf coast, south of Madison.
Temple.—Station on the West India Transit Railroad, 78 miles from Fernandina.
Titusville.—A flourishing settlement in Volusia county, on the west bank of Indian River. It contains a fine sanitarium for invalids. Post-office.
Trail Ridge.—The highest point on the West India Railroad, 62 miles from Fernandina.
Tocoi.—Landing on the east bank of the St. John’s, 52 miles above Jacksonville. Post-office.
Ucheeanna.—County-seat of Walton county, West Florida. Post-office.
Uchee Valley.—Named from the Uchee tribe of Indians, who formerly occupied it. In Walton county.
Vallombrosa.—Settlement in Washington county, West Florida.
Vernon.—County-seat of Washington county, West Florida. Post-office.
Volusia.—Landing on the east bank of the St. John’s, 137 miles above Jacksonville. In Volusia county. Post-office.
Volusia County.—County-seat, Enterprise.
Wacahoola.—A settlement near Flemington, Marion county. Post-office.
Wacassa River.—Meaning “Cow Range River”—a corruption of Indian and Spanish. In Levy county.
Wacassa River.—A stream flowing through Jefferson county, and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico.
Wakulla County.—In this county is the celebrated Wakulla Spring. The principal settlements are St. Mark’s, Crawfordsville, and Sopchoppy.
Wakulla River.—Rises in Wakulla Spring, and flows into the Gulf, near St. Mark’s.
Waldo.—On the West India Transit Railroad, in Alachua county, 12 miles from Gainesville. Post-office.
Walton County.—County-seat, Ucheeanna, West Florida.
Warrington.—On Escambia Bay, 7 miles from Pensacola. Post-office.
Washington County.—County-seat, Vernon, West Florida.
Waukeenah.—Settlement in Jefferson county.
Webbville.—A settlement in Jackson county, near Marianna.
Weelaunee.—Located in Jefferson county. Post-office.
Wekiva.—Settlement in the Sanford Grant, on the upper St. John’s. Post-office.
Wekiva River.—A stream in Orange county, flowing into the St. John’s.
Welaka.—Landing on the east bank of the St. John’s, 100 miles above Jacksonville, opposite the mouth of the Ocklawaha River. Post-office.
Wellborn.—On the Jacksonville, Pensacola, and Mobile Railroad, 94 miles from Tallahassee. Post-office.
Withlacoochee River.—Rises in Sumter county, and empties into the Gulf, near Cedar Keys.
Woodland.—In Putnam county, on Dunn’s Lake. Post-office.
Woolsey.—A settlement on Escambia Bay, in Escambia county.
Wyoming.—A suburb of Jacksonville, Duval county. Unimportant.
Yellow River.—Rises in Walton county, and empties into Pensacola Bay, near Milton, West Florida.
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