Osceola |
Peoka wife of Osceola |
On July 21, 1821, there were two counties that formed Florida: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east. In 1824, the area to
the south of St. Johns County became
Mosquito County, and Enterprise was
named the County Seat. This large
county was renamed Orange County in
1845 when Florida became a state.
For the next 70 years, Orange County
would split into numerous other
counties. Seminole County was one of
the last counties to emerge from
Orange County.
Seminole County was created on April
25, 1913 out of part of the northern
portion of Orange County by the
Florida Legislature. It was named
for the Seminole tribe of Indians.
The name "Seminole" is thought to be
derived from the Spanish word
cimarron, meaning "wild" or
"runaway."
It is surrounded by
counties
Orange,
Lake,
Volusia
and
Brevard. Seminole was formed
Orange County
in 1913
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