Welcome to Santa Rosa County ...

Time Zone: Santa Rosa County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Milton is the Seat for Santa Rosa County.

Santa Rosa County was founded February 18, 1842 and was created by taking area from Escambia County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Santa Rosa had a population of 184,587 people. This is an increase of 21.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 151,372 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Santa Rosa represented 0.81% of the total population of Florida.

Below are some of the communities located in Santa Rosa County:

• Gulf Breeze
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Breeze
  • Gulf Breeze is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Breeze <2>
• Jay
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <2>
• Milton
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <2>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Florida
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the State Archives of Florida

• Websites specific to Santa Rosa County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Escambia County
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  • Okaloosa County
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  • Escambia County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Florida
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Florida
  • Cemeteries of Santa Rosa County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Florida
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Florida