New York, Florida

Not to be confused with Florida, Montgomery County, New York or Florida, Orange County, New York.
For other uses, see New York (disambiguation).

New York, Florida
Unincorporated community
New York, Florida is located in Florida
New York, Florida
New York, Florida
Coordinates: 30°50′19″N 87°12′03″W / 30.83861°N 87.20083°W / 30.83861; -87.20083
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountySanta Rosa
Elevation
230 ft (70 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code850
GNIS feature ID294865[1]

New York is an unincorporated community in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States.[2][3][4][5][1][6] The community is 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Milton.

New York got its name from a small store ran by Willy Penton (1893-1928). The only known crime in the community's history was the theft of a garden plow in 1976.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "New York". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "New Yorkers like small-town life". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. March 11, 1991. p. 1. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pond Creek Design Work Head Named". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. April 14, 1970. p. 5. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Details emerge in deadly car crash". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. June 9, 2008. p. 15. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ethel E. Enfinger". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. February 11, 2011. p. 14. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Unusual Town Names in Florida; VISIT FLORIDA". www.visitflorida.com. June 10, 2020.
  7. ^ The Heritage of Santa Rosa County, Florida. Heritage Publishing Consultants. 2003. ISBN 1-891647-69-5.


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