On its age, its old homes and the National Register, World Golf Village is more historic than 6% of U.S. towns, #449 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of World Golf Village’s overall grade.
Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so World Golf Village’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (33% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.3 points) is firm at this size.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about World Golf Village’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of World Golf Village yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
World Golf Village (WGV) is a census-designated place and golf resort in St. Johns County, Florida, United States, located between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. It was created by the PGA Tour and previously showcased the World Golf Hall of Fame. In addition to the resort the World Golf Village features residential and commercial developments.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 12,310 to 22,117 (+80%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
World Golf Village, 1868 to 1937
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of World Golf Village. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1937Bakersville sheet · 1:24,000
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of World Golf Village.
Famous people
Famous people close to World Golf Village
Nobody well known was born in World Golf Village itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone
Another post office, Mill Creek, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
Saint Johns
Gone or out of use
Francis Naval Outer Landing FieldmilitarySunshine Farms Airportairport
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Questions about World Golf Village’s history
How does World Golf Village rank for history?
World Golf Village is more historic than 6% of U.S. towns, #449 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in World Golf Village?
0.0% of World Golf Village’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 2009.
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).
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.
