Mosquito County
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Mosquito County was a large early 19th-century county in territorial Florida that once encompassed much of what is now central Florida before being renamed and subdivided.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mosquito County canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
county of Florida Territory
ⓘ
former county ⓘ historic county ⓘ |
| borders | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdFrom |
Alachua County, Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Johns County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1844 ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1824 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1844 ⓘ |
| follows |
Alachua County, Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Johns County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Enterprise, Florida ⓘ |
| hasCountySeat | Enterprise, Florida ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
area of present-day Brevard County, Florida
ⓘ
area of present-day Flagler County, Florida ⓘ area of present-day Indian River County, Florida ⓘ area of present-day Lake County, Florida ⓘ area of present-day Orange County, Florida ⓘ area of present-day Osceola County, Florida ⓘ area of present-day Seminole County, Florida ⓘ area of present-day St. Lucie County, Florida ⓘ area of present-day Volusia County, Florida ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florida
ⓘ
Florida Territory ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Central Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
central Florida
east-central Florida ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| namedAfter | mosquito ⓘ |
| namedForReason | prevalence of mosquitoes in the region ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
Brevard County, Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flagler County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian River County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Okeechobee County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Orange County, Florida ⓘ Osceola County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Seminole County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Lucie County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Volusia County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ part of Hillsborough County, Florida ⓘ part of Marion County, Florida ⓘ part of Orange County, Florida ⓘ part of Polk County, Florida ⓘ part of Sumter County, Florida ⓘ |
| renamedAs | Orange County, Florida ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Orange County, Florida ⓘ |
| startTime | 1824 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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