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History · Ponce de Leon

Ponce de Leon’s post office opened in 1853

Most of Ponce de Leon was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989.

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When was Ponce de Leon founded?

1853

The Ponce de Leon post office opened in 1853, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 504173 years
Founding year: the first Ponce de Leon post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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Ponce de Leon, in brief

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Ponce de Leon ( PONSS də LEE-ən) is a town in Holmes County, Florida, United States. The Town of Ponce de Leon was named after Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de León. It is part of the Florida Panhandle in North Florida. The population was 504 at the 2020 census, down from 598 at the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1853. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 598 to 504 (-16%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Questions about Ponce de Leon’s history

What year was Ponce de Leon founded?

The Ponce de Leon post office opened in 1853, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.