County · code 12045
Gulf CountyFlorida
Gulf County is a county in Florida with its seat in Port St. Joe, formed in 1925 from Calhoun County.
- Founded1925
- County seatPort St. Joe
- Named forGulf of Mexico
- Land area553 sq mi + 241 sq mi water
- Population14,192 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped16,853 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Gulf on the map of Florida
Florida has 67 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1925 from Calhoun County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Gulf County was created from Calhoun County on July 7, 1925, and named after the Gulf of Mexico. In 1972, Gulf County lost Forbes Island to Franklin County.
- 1925Gulf County created Gulf created from Calhoun. · Fla. Laws 1925, 20th sess., gen., ch. 10132, secs. 1, 25-26/pp. 237, 244
- 1972Lost territory Gulf lost Forbes Island to Franklin. · Fla. Laws 1972, reg. sess., gen., ch. 72-119/p. 388
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Gulf
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Fallback
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 16,853 parcels from Gulf County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey. This copy is a fallback, not the county's own: use it as a guide and check the official record.
edited 26 February 2019 · checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Gulf County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Gulf by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Gulf County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Gulf County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Gulf County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Gulf County
- When was Gulf County founded?
- Gulf County was founded in 1925, formed from Calhoun County, and named after Gulf of Mexico.
- What is the county seat of Gulf County?
- The county seat of Gulf County is Port St. Joe.
- Is there an online parcel map for Gulf County?
- Yes. Gulf County publishes a parcel map of 16,853 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Gulf County's boundary or name changed?
- Gulf County was created in 1925 from Calhoun County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Franklin County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Gulf County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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