Finding a place in the state

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida we know today is comprised of 67 separate counties. The separation of counties is intended to provide citizens with adequate access to government services, and Florida certainly had some changes as it made the transitions from a territory to a state and to where we are today. Florida became a territory of the United States in early 1821, when Spain transferred the two colonies it was split into—West Florida and East Florida—to the United States. The separation between the two counties was defined by the natural landmark of the Suwannee River. In 1821, those two colonies' boundaries were retained, and the now-counties were renamed Esc