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Manatee County is Florida's 31st county, established on January 9, 1855, from segments of Hillsborough County and Orange County. It gains from the manatee, also known as the sea cow, a large animal that used to be found all over the Gulf of Mexico and up to the Carolinas along the coast. Their numbers have declined significantly in recent years and they are now considered an endangered species. Bradenton, named after Dr. Joseph Braden, one of the first sugar growers in the area, is the county seat.

For earlier maps of this area, visit the Hillsborough County and Orange County map galleries.


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Manatee County, 1856
This detail of a map from the annual report of the Surveyor General in 1856 shows Manatee County. Drainage, cities and towns, roads, trails, and location of railroad lines are shown in great detail. The major water feature of the area is Charlotte Ha...

Manatee County, 1859
Railroad map of Manatee County, Florida showing river drainage, cities and towns, roads, and railroads in 1859. Township grids based on the Tallahassee basis parallel and the Tallahassee prime meridian shows the extent of land survey in Florida. The ...

Manatee County, 1860
A map of Manatee County as of 1860 showing the county seat, towns, rivers, and Big Prairie....

Manatee, 1860
This is a map of Levy County showing towns and villages such as Manatee, forts such as Ft. Hamer, inland waters such as the Manatee River, and railroads....

Manatee County, 1860
This detail of Manatee County is current to 1860. This map shows drainage, state and county boundaries, place names, steamboat routes, and the railroad network. Each county is colored pastel for ease of differentiation. The main feature of this detai...

Manatee County, 1863
This detail of a map of Florida was "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1863 by A. J. Johnson in the clerks office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York." It shows Manatee County in c...

Manatee County, 1865
This detail of a map of Florida shows topographical information for Manatee County in 1865. Swampland is depicted in thin horizontal lines. Rivers are colored in blue while lakes and ponds are colored with green. Railroads, roads, and towns are also ...

Manatee County, 1871
This 1871 detail of Florida shows county lines and county seats current to the period, major towns and cities, and railroad routes and stations for Manatee County. The major water features of this detail are Charlotte Harbor and Lake Istokpoga. Other...

Manatee County, 1873
This detail of a 1873 map of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina shows an in color portrait of county lines of the period, Florida railroad routes, forts, and outlines major waterways for Manatee County. The major water features of the detail are th...

Manatee County, 1874
This detail of a map of Florida indicates Manatee County current to 1874. It shows drainage, township and county boundaries, cities and towns, battlefields, and submarine cables to Havana. It also lists operating and newly chartered railroads of the ...

Manatee County, 1880
This map of Manatee County shows the county seat (Pine Level), forts, and cities current to 1880....

Manatee County, 1880
A map of Manatee County showing county lines, the county seat (Pine Level), and cities current to the 1880s....

Manatee County, 1882
This detail of a map of Florida covers Manatee County and vicinity and indicates drainage, cities and towns, township and county boundaries, railroads, and the 15-mile railroad land grant limits surrounding the track. The major water features of the ...

Manatee County, 1883
A map of Manatee County showing county lines, the county seat (Pine Level), and railroads connecting the major cities current to 1883....

Manatee County, 1886
A map of Manatee County showing county lines, the county seat (Pine Level), and railroads connecting the major cities current to 1886....

Manatee County, 1886
This is a detailed map of Manatee County, Florida showing the County Seat, major cities, roads, railroads, inland waters, etc. Township and range grid established from the Tallahassee baseline and meridian shows the extent of land survey in the count...

Manatee County, 1888
A map of Manatee County showing county lines, the county seat (Braidentown), and cities current to 1888....

Manatee County, 1888
This detail shows county lines and county seats current to the period, major towns and cities, and railroad routes and stations for Manatee County. The Townships are subdivided into sections, and those sections offered for sale by the land department...

Manatee County, 1888
This detail of a map of Florida indicates Manatee County current to 1888. The map was issued by the Florida Southern Railway Company. It shows lands, owned, and offered for sale by said department. Six square miles makes up a township, which is numbe...

Manatee County, 1889
This is a detail of a map of Florida showing counties, railroads, cities, inland waters, etc for Manatee County. Each color represents a different route. The origin and destination for each route is found on the main map in an Explanation key. Featur...

Manatee County, 1890
A map of Manatee County showing major cities, towns, bodies of water, county lines, and the county seat (Braiden Town) current to 1890. ...

Manatee County, 1890
A map of Manatee County showing the county seat (Manatee), cities, towns, rivers, lakes, and roads present in 1890....

Manatee County, 1890
A map of Manatee County showing county lines, and cities current to 1890....

Phosphate Plants of Manatee County, 1891
A portion of Schrader s 1891 phosphate map of central Florida showing Manatee County. Digitization provided by the USF Libraries Digitization Center. Rare Maps. This is a map of Manatee, Polk, Lee and Hillsborough counties circa 1891. It shows phosp...

Manatee County, 1892
This detail of a map of Florida indicates Manatee County current to 1892. Major waterways are shown with thin, concentric lines. The thick black lines represent railroads. The central features of the detail include Ellenton, Erie, and Sarasota....

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