 |
|
|
|
|
| Home > Localities > Counties > Suwannee |
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| Branford | McAlpin | Wellborn |
| Live Oak | O'Brien | |
|
|
Location: Northwest Florida
surrounded by the Suwannee River on 3 sides and bordering
Hamilton, Madison, Lafayette, Gilchrist and Columbia Counties. |
|
|
Population: 34,844 (Census 2000) Area: 691.90 Square Miles Land Area: 687.64 Square Miles Water Area: 4.26 Square Miles County Seat: Live Oak |
Do you have more facts, photos, opinions, or other information you'd like to share about living, working or visiting this area?...click here. |
Average temperature: January - 55.6 degrees, August - 81.1 degrees.
Average rainfall: 49.60
History: Suwannee County was established from Columbia County in 1858 and named for the Suwannee River, immortalized by Stephen Foster's song "Way Down Upon the Swanee River." Considerable disagreement exists over the origin of the name. Two possibilities are: Cherokee Sawani, meaning "echo river," and corruption of Spanish San Juan.
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
FloridaSmart.com does not
guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.
|
