Florida Counties Page
History
Archaeological research indicates that Florida was first inhabited by Paleo-Indians, perhaps as early as 14 thousand years ago. The region was continuously inhabited through the Archaic period (to about 2000 BC). After about 500 BC the previously relatively uniform Archaic culture began to coalesce into distinctive local cultures.By the 16th and 17th century, both the Spanish and French established settlements in Florida with varying degrees of success.Great Britain gained control of Florida diplomatically in 1763 through the Peace of Paris. The British divided their new acquisitions into East Florida, with its capital at St. Augustine, and West Florida, with its capital at Pensacola. Britain tried to develop the Floridas through the importation of immigrants for labor, but this project ultimately failed. Spain received both Floridas after Britain's defeat by the American colonies and the subsequent Treaty of Versailles in 1783, continuing the division into East and West Florida. They offered land grants to anyone who settled in the colonies, and many Americans moved to them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida
Maps
https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/stco_outline/cen2k_pgsz/stco_FL.pdfModern Day Adjacent States
Alabama to the northwestGeorgia to the north
Much of the state's land mass is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Caribbean to the south.
County Information
See Wikipedia for modern day county informationhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Florida_counties