Putnam County - Florida (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Putnam County is a county located in the state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 70,423. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 73,568. Its county seat is Palatka, Florida. The county is centrally located between Jacksonville, Gainesville, St. Augustine, and Daytona Beach. The Palatka Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Putnam County. 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 a soldier in the First Seminole War, a lawyer, Florida legislator, and the first president of the Florida Historic Society. The Putnam County (FL) 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.