Near Monticello in Jefferson County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Monticello

Greetings from Jefferson County's

Photographed by James Hulse, January 17, 2026

1. Monticello Marker

Inscription. Named for President Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson County is home to the Monticello courthouse and opera house. Monticello's 1909 courthouse remains Florida's last historic courthouse square model still in active use. Surrounded by antebellum homes, live oaks, and a walkable downtown, Monticello preserves Old Florida charm. Local festivals bring history into the streets, celebrating the area's rural roots.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 30° 26.806′ N, 83° 43.814′ W. Marker is near Monticello, Florida, in Jefferson County. It is on Interstate 10, on the right when traveling west. The marker is located at the I-10 Westbound Rest Stop. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monticello FL 32344, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Tallahassee

and in North Florida.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico

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state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Florida Honors and Remembers our POW’s and MIA’s (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ray Charles Childhood Home (approx. 5.6 miles away); The Town of Greenville (approx. 6.1 miles away); Lamont Community (approx. 6.9 miles away); Howard Academy Elementary and Junior High School (Later Howard Academy High School) Second Street (approx. 10 miles away); The Girardeau House (approx. 10.4 miles away); Livingston Place (approx. 10.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Monticello.

Monticello Marker - Reverse Side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 17, 2026

2. Monticello Marker - Reverse Side

Photographed by James Hulse, January 17, 2026

3. Monticello Marker

The view of the marker at the rest stop

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 61 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 10, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.