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The area known today as Sarasota appeared on a sheepskin Spanish map from 1763 with the word Zarazote over present-day Sarasota and Bradenton. [12] The origin of the name is disputed, with some claiming that it is based on conquistador Hernando de Soto's daughter Sara, and others claiming that it comes from "sara-de-cota," meaning "an area of land easily observed" in the language of the Calusa ...
The earliest known identification of the area known today as Sarasota, Florida, was identified on a sheepskin Spanish map from 1763 with the word "Zarazote" written over the location of present-day Sarasota and Bradenton. [1] A 1776 British map by Bernard Romans lists a "Boca Sarasota" in the local area. [2]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
English: This is a locator map showing Sarasota County in Florida. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 14 February 2006: Source:
North of Bee Ridge Road, Beneva Road runs between Southgate and Sarasota Springs. It then intersects Webber Street and Bahia Vista Street as it continues north. Beneva Road enters Sarasota city limits right after crossing the Legacy Trail. It then intersects SR 780 (Fruitville Road), the primary east–west road through Sarasota. Beneva Road ...
Sarasota County is one of only 20 Florida counties with its own charter, adopted in 1971. Sarasota County is governed by a five-member county commission. Each commissioner serves a four-year term and resides in and represents a single district. [15] Like most of Southwest Florida, Sarasota County has been a stronghold for the Republican Party.
The Sarasota metropolitan area is a metropolitan area located in Southwest Florida.The metropolitan area is defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical Area, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) consisting of Manatee County and Sarasota County.
This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Sarasota County, Florida, highlighting Venice in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape. Date: 5 September 2007: Source: My own work, based on public domain information. Based on similar map concepts by Ixnayonthetimmay: Author ...