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Historical Markers in Cortez, Florida

 
Clickable Map of Manatee County, Florida and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Manatee County, FL (134) DeSoto County, FL (12) Hardee County, FL (4) Hillsborough County, FL (366) Polk County, FL (134) Sarasota County, FL (290)  ManateeCounty(134) Manatee County (134)  DeSotoCounty(12) DeSoto County (12)  HardeeCounty(4) Hardee County (4)  HillsboroughCounty(366) Hillsborough County (366)  PolkCounty(134) Polk County (134)  SarasotaCounty(290) Sarasota County (290)
Bradenton is the county seat for Manatee County
Cortez is in Manatee County
      Manatee County (134)  
ADJACENT TO MANATEE COUNTY
      DeSoto County (12)  
      Hardee County (4)  
      Hillsborough County (366)  
      Polk County (134)  
      Sarasota County (290)  
 
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1 Florida, Manatee County, Cortez — The 1890 Bratton Store/The 1912 Cortez Rural Graded Schoolhouse
(side 1) The 1890 Bratton Store In the 1890s, William C. Bratton built the first commercial building at Hunter's Point, the original name of the area eventually to be called Cortez. The building served as post office, general store . . . Map (db m112519) HM
2 Florida, Manatee County, Cortez — The Village of Cortez
(Side 1) Origin of the name CORTEZ cannot be proved but is thought to have begun with the inhabitants of a Spanish fishing "rancho" in this vicinity. The area was known as "Hunter's Point" to local residents until the 1880's. This is borne . . . Map (db m102971) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 25, 2024