| If you are retiring to or buying a home in Florida, | | | | along the Gulf Coast. The property in this region is |
| a Florida County Map will serve you better than a | | | | in demand, and Pinellas County is not only one of |
| Florida Counties list in terms of orienting you to | | | | the most expensive in the state, but it is also the |
| the State and one county to another. When you | | | | most densely populated. |
| start to research Florida's counties and Florida's | | | | Known as the 'heartland', if you have ever |
| cities for your new home, you may feel | | | | vacationed in Florida, you have likely been to |
| overwhelmed at first. There are an incredible | | | | Central Florida - especially if you have children in |
| variety of options to choose from. But you can | | | | your life. This region contains the world's largest |
| start with some basic information on the | | | | concentration of amusement and theme parks, |
| different regions of the state. When people | | | | with most of them concentrated around the city |
| discuss Florida's counties and cities, they usually | | | | of Orlando. Or try one of the 1,000 lakes of Lake |
| describe them as being in one of eight very | | | | County. |
| different and distinct regions: Northwest and North | | | | Those cities and counties that are famous to race |
| Central (normally referred to together as the | | | | fans and space fans are found in the Central East |
| Panhandle), Northeast, Central West, Central, | | | | region. It is the location of the Daytona 500 and |
| Central East, Southwest, and Southeast. | | | | other car races, and the home of the NASA |
| The Panhandle area reaches from Alabama to the | | | | Kennedy Space Center. You can tour the center |
| Suwannee River and you’ll see on your Florida | | | | and, if you time it right, watch a Space Shuttle |
| County map that it is a rather thin and flat shape | | | | launch. |
| that resembles the 'handle' of the rest of the | | | | If a resort area is more your style, you could pick |
| state. Some of the largest of Florida's cities in this | | | | a location in the Southwest region. The cities of |
| area of the state are Tallahassee, the state | | | | Naples and Venice have some excellent choices. |
| capital, and Pensacola and Panama City on the | | | | Or, the islands of Captiva, Marco, or Sanibel might |
| Gulf Coast. It has some of the loveliest stretches | | | | just fulfill your needs on the Gulf Coast. Your |
| of coastline in the state. | | | | Florida County Map will depict an unusual coast line, |
| Some of the most historic of Florida's counties | | | | where more than 10,000 islands dot the |
| and towns are located in the Northeast region. | | | | landscape. |
| The oldest settlement town in the United States, | | | | Starting at Palm Beach and reaching down to the |
| St. Augustine, is found here in St. John's County. | | | | Keys, Southeast Florida is the region that draws |
| The largest city in the region is Jacksonville in | | | | the rich and famous from around the world. You |
| Duval County, which spans an incredible 841 | | | | can often find movie stars, rock stars, millionaires |
| square miles across the region. | | | | and their hangers-on romping around the famous |
| If you are looking for a fast growing region with | | | | nightlife spots in this region, known as the Gold |
| some of the world's whitest beaches, then | | | | Coast. You've at least heard of the largest cities |
| Central West may be right for you. The cities of | | | | in this region, even if you haven't visited them |
| Tampa, St. Petersburg, Bradenton, and Clearwater | | | | yet: Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and |
| are all here. The metropolitan area around Tampa | | | | Key West, to name a few. A Florida County Map |
| in Hillsborough County is actually the largest in the | | | | that you can download free of charge can be |
| state - even larger than the city of Miami. The | | | | found at florida-retirement.net. |
| incredibly white beaches stretch about 90 miles | | | | |