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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Putnam County is a county located in the central part of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 73,321. Its county seat is Palatka.
Putnam County comprises the Palatka, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Jacksonville-St. Marys-Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area. The county is centrally located between Jacksonville, Gainesville, St. Augustine, and Daytona Beach.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Putnam County was created in 1849. It was Florida's 28th county created from parts of St. Johns, Alachua, Orange, Duval, and Marion counties. The county was named for Benjamin A. Putnam, who was an officer in the First Seminole War, a lawyer, Florida legislator, and the first president of the Florida Historical Society. The Putnam County Historical Society has determined that Benjamin A. Putnam is the grandson of Israel Putnam, for whom other counties and places in the United States are named. Benjamin A. Putnam died in the county seat of Palatka in 1869.
Timeline
Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 687
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| 1860 | 2,712
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| 1870 | 3,821
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| 1880 | 6,261
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| 1890 | 11,186
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| 1900 | 11,641
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| 1910 | 13,096
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| 1920 | 14,568
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| 1930 | 18,096
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| 1940 | 18,698
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| 1950 | 23,615
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| 1960 | 32,212
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| 1970 | 36,290
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| 1980 | 50,549
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| 1990 | 65,070
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Putnam County, Florida, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.co.putnam.fl.us/
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