Putnam County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 74,364. 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 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 se
Putnam County es un condado ubicado en la parte noreste del estado de Florida. A partir del censo de 2010, la población era de 74,364. Su sede de condado es Palatka. Putnam County comprende el Palatka, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area, que está incluido en Jacksonville-St. Marys-Palatka, FL-GA Combined Statistical Area. El condado está ubicado en el centro entre Jacksonville, Gainesville, St. Augustine, y Daytona Beach. Historia Putnam County fue creado en 1849. Fue el condado 28 de Florida creado a partir de partes de St. Johns, Alachua, Orange, Duval, y Marion condados. El condado fue nombrado por Benjamin A. Putnam, que fue un oficial en la Primera Guerra Seminole, un abogado, el legislador de Florida, y el primer presidente de la Sociedad Histórica de Florida. La Putnam County Historical Society ha determinado que A. Putnam es el gran hijo de Israel, Putnam, cuyos otros lugares en el condado de los Estados Unidos son Putnam