County · code 12093
Okeechobee CountyFlorida
Okeechobee County is in Florida with its seat in Okeechobee. The county was created in 1917 from parts of Osceola, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties.
- Founded1917
- County seatOkeechobee
- Named forLake Okeechobee
- Land area769 sq mi + 123 sq mi water
- Population39,644 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped31,656 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Okeechobee on the map of Florida
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History
Formed in 1917 from Osceola County, Palm Beach County and St. Lucie County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Okeechobee County was named after Lake Okeechobee. In 1963, the county gained part of Lake Okeechobee from Palm Beach County.
- 1917Okeechobee County created Okeechobee created from Osceola, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie. · Fla. Laws 1917, 16th sess., gen., ch. 7401, secs. 1, 20-21/pp. 285, 289-290; Van Landingham and Hetherington, 66
- 1963Gained territory Okeechobee gained part of Lake Okeechobee from Palm Beach. · Fla. Laws 1963, 39th sess., gen., ch. 63-200, secs. 1-5/pp. 451-454
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Okeechobee
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 31,656 parcels from Okeechobee County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Okeechobee 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
Okeechobee 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
Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee County
- When was Okeechobee County founded?
- Okeechobee County was founded in 1917, formed from Osceola County, Palm Beach County and St. Lucie County, and named after Lake Okeechobee.
- What is the county seat of Okeechobee County?
- The county seat of Okeechobee County is Okeechobee.
- Is there an online parcel map for Okeechobee County?
- Yes. Okeechobee County publishes a parcel map of 31,656 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Okeechobee County's boundary or name changed?
- Okeechobee County was created in 1917 from Osceola County, Palm Beach County and St. Lucie County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change, chiefly involving Palm Beach County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Okeechobee 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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