Did you know Palm Beach County was carved out of Dade County in 1909? Yes, and part of Palm Beach and Dade counties became Broward County in 1915. And a northwestern portion of Palm Beach County ...

Ever been to Escambia County? Live there? Well, it makes this week’s list and you’d be pleased to know it was one of the very first counties created when Florida became a state, along with St. Johns.

Editor's note: This story originally ran in Eliot Kleinberg's Palm Beach Post Florida Times column in 2019. Years refer to each county's formation. Did you know Palm Beach County was carved out of ...

Several Florida counties are named after former U.S. presidents, including James Madison and James Monroe. Some county names, like Okaloosa and Okeechobee, are derived from Native American words ...

Editor's note: This story originally ran in Eliot Kleinberg's Palm Beach Post Florida Times column as the first of a four-part series in 2019. It has been edited and broken into five parts for this go ...

Editor's note: This story first ran in Eliot Kleinberg's Palm Beach Post Florida Times column as part of a four-part series in 2019. It has been edited and broken into five parts for this go-round.