Putnam County can be found in Florida, located between Jacksonville, Gainesville, St. Augustine and Daytona Beach.

It is one of nine counties within the continental United States to be named after Israel Putnam, a General during the American Revolutionary War. The county’s website is located at Putnam-fl.com, and it provides information of great use to its residents. For instance, the whole County Departments are listed online along with a calendar of county events that lists forthcoming community activities. Furthermore, information on the Board of County Commissioner Meetings and Workshops is provided. This includes time, date and location of each specific meeting. There is also a section entitled “Employment Applications” which caters for those on the lookout for job openings. Other features of the website include a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) interactive map, and a tool whereby telephone searches can be conducted online just by providing the pertinent name and department.