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Evolution of Palm Beach County
Before Palm Beach County was established in 1909, it was part of many other counties. To see the evolution of the county from 1821 to the establishment of its final boundaries in 1925, check out the maps below.
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1821 - Palm Beach County is part of St. Johns County. |
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1822 - Palm Beach County is part of St. Johns County. |
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1823 - Sections of Palm Beach County are part of St. Johns and Monroe counties. |
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1824 - Sections of Palm Beach County are part of Mosquito and Monroe counties. |
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1836 - Sections of Palm Beach County are part of Dade, Mosquito, and Monroe counties. Dade County is formed from Monroe County. |
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1844 - Sections of Palm Beach County are part of Dade, St. Lucie, and Monroe counties. |
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1855 - Sections of Palm Beach County are part of Dade, Brevard, and Monroe counties. |
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1866 - Palm Beach County is part of Dade County. |
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1909 - Palm Beach County is created by the Florida Legislature, effecticve July 1, 1909. |
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1915 - Broward County is fromed from the north enof of Dade County and the south end of Palm Beach County. |
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1925 - Martin County if formed from the northe nd of Palm Beach County. The boundaries do not change until the 1960s when Lake Okeechobee which was part of Palm Beach County, is divided between the counties surrounding the lake. Another more recent boundary change occurred in 2009 when a small section of Palm Beach County was given to Broward County. |