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Ponce Inlet is a town in Volusia County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Deltona–Daytona Beach–Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area , as well as the Halifax area . The population was 3,364 at the 2020 census.
The inlet originally was named Mosquito Inlet. In 1926 the Florida Legislature changed the name from Mosquito Inlet to Ponce de Leon Inlet. There was precedent for the change. Mosquito County had long before become Orange County, and the Mosquito River had become the Halifax River. Only the Mosquito Lagoon has kept its old name. [1]
Volusia County, Florida, USA: Nearest city: Ormond-By-The-Sea, Florida: Coordinates ... North Peninsula State Park is a Florida State Park, ...
Pages in category "Parks in Volusia County, Florida" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... De Leon Springs State Park; Dunlawton ...
The Coronado Beach Bridge crosses the Intracoastal Waterway just south of Ponce de Leon Inlet, connecting the mainland with the beach on the coastal barrier island. The population was 30,142 at the 2020 census , [ 5 ] and according to 2023 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 32,655.
Bulow Creek State Park is a Florida State Park located five miles (8 km) north of Ormond Beach. It is on Old Dixie Highway ( CR 4011 ), next to the Atlantic Ocean . The park is adjacent to Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park , and close to North Peninsula State Park , Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area and Tomoka State Park .
The attraction closed in the mid-1960s, the termite-infested hotel torn down, and the property was operated as a private recreational park. In 1980, a local Save Our Spring group was formed, convincing the State of Florida and Volusia County to purchase the spring and 55 acres for one million dollars.
Within the park is the site of the Timucuan village of Nocoroco, located on the Tomoka River.Researchers suggest that the land containing the Tomoka Mound Complex just south of the Nocoroco village site was occupied as early as 5000 B.C. [3] It was also the location of a plantation owned by Richard Oswald, a wealthy Scottish merchant, who owned the plantation throughout the British rule of ...