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Unincorporated community in Florida, United States
Valdez
Unincorporated community
Valdez is located in Volusia CountyValdezValdez
Coordinates: 28°50′43″N 081°19′20″W / 28.84528°N 81.32222°W / 28.84528; -81.32222
Country United States
State Florida
County Volusia
Elevation16 ft (5 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
enter ZIP code32713
Area code386
GNIS feature ID292722

Valdez is an unincorporated community located in southwest Volusia County, Florida, within the city limits of DeBary. Valdez is located along U.S. Highway 17-92 (Charles Richard Beall Blvd.) where it intersects with Barwick Road, just north of the St. Johns River.

History

Valdez was named in honor of Antonio Valdez, the secretary of the Spanish navy in 1787, when the Spanish explored the area. He chose one of his protégés, Lt. Jose del Rio Cossa, to conduct an exploratory survey of Florida's naval store resources. In this survey, Cossa created an enormous map in which he renamed Lake George (now Lake Monroe) to Laguna Valdez. Although this name did not persist, pre-American land deeds referred to what is now Lake Monroe as Valdez.

In 1928, Florida Power & Light began constructing a power plant in Valdez on the north shore of the St. Johns river.

^ Lake Valdez 1826 Map of Central Florida showing Lake Valdez in place of what is now Lake Monroe

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Geographic Names Information System". USGS. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  3. ^ Koslow, Bob (August 7, 2001). "Big City People Escape to a Small Town". Daytona Beach News-Journal.
  4. Franke, Arthur E. Jr. (1986). Volusia: The West Side. DeLand, Florida: West Volusia Historical Society. pp. 373–374.
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County seat: DeLand
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