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Volusia County

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Local places
25
Population
606,573
Planning millage
17.4169 mills
Note paths
36
15 Cities 2 Towns 8 Census-designated places
Data notes

Census GEOID: 12127. Population and place types come from the Florida Census place dataset used by this site. The planning millage is a Florida Revenue county-summary row, not a parcel rate, estimate, or bill. Open the property-tax guide for the limits and calculator.

Official county paths

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County-office snapshot checked 2026-07-13. Office names, hours, contacts, and service details can change on the linked site.

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Places in Volusia County

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Census-designated places (8)

These are named Census places, not incorporated city governments. County and special-district offices often own the practical record.

Direct local notes

Notes about Volusia County and its places

These entries have been reviewed as directly about the county or one of the local places listed here.

Home and property

Daytona Beach zoning answers can be put in writing

Daytona Beach offers a written zoning verification for a city parcel. It answers the zoning and use question, but not every property question.

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Home and property

Port Orange yard sales start with a displayed city permit

Port Orange requires a displayed permit for a household yard sale. The city limits sales to two per address each year and gives two duration options.

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History and culture

Ormond Beach's speed story still has an oceanfront stop

Birthplace of Speed is more than an Ormond Beach nickname. The city connects the early beach races to a small public park where Granada Boulevard meets A1A.

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Home and property

DeLand historic-property work starts with the address

An old-looking building and a locally protected property are not the same thing. Check the DeLand address before planning outside work or relying on a permit alone.

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History and culture

Daytona's Streamline Hotel helped organize NASCAR

NASCAR's organizing story runs through Daytona Beach, where racing leaders gathered at the Streamline Hotel in 1947.

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Rules and licenses

Daytona beach driving is a local rule, not a guess

Volusia County still manages beach driving and parking in some areas, so Daytona plans should start with the current beach map and rules.

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Outdoors

Lyonia Preserve puts Deltona in scrub-jay country

Lyonia Preserve gives Deltona restored Florida scrub, trails, wildlife viewing, and an environmental center beside the library.

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History and culture

Jackie Robinson Ballpark keeps Daytona's civil-rights baseball story

Jackie Robinson Ballpark keeps Daytona Beach tied to a 1946 spring-training game that helped move baseball history forward.

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History and culture

Mary McLeod Bethune Home keeps Daytona's school story close

The Mary McLeod Bethune Home in Daytona Beach keeps Bethune-Cookman's founder, her rooms, and part of the city's Black education story in one place.

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Outdoors

Blue Spring manatee season changes the visit

Blue Spring State Park is a major Volusia County spring, and winter manatee protection can change what visitors can do.

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History and culture

Stetson Mansion keeps DeLand's Gilded Age side visible

Stetson Mansion gives DeLand a bold Gilded Age story tied to John B. Stetson, unusual design, winter society, and early electric work.

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Cars and driving

Ormond Scenic Loop turns a short drive into a slow loop

The Ormond Scenic Loop and Trail is only 34 miles, but it packs beach, river, parks, canopy roads, motorcycles, and old Volusia scenery into one careful drive.

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History and culture

Stetson Law started Florida's law school story

Stetson Law began in DeLand in 1900 as Florida's first law school, then moved to Gulfport in 1954.

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History and culture

Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens mixes old mill walls, flowers, and roadside fun

Dunlawton Sugar Mill Gardens in Port Orange blends a 19th-century mill site, volunteer gardens, and concrete dinosaurs from an old attraction.

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History and culture

DeBary Hall keeps Volusia's St. Johns River winter-estate story

DeBary Hall Historic Site shows southwest Volusia through a 19th-century winter estate, St. Johns River travel, hunting, hospitality, and old Florida tourism.

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Home and property

New Smyrna Beach historic district keeps river-town homes in view

New Smyrna Beach's National Register district keeps a river-town layer visible, with homes and storefronts tied to the city's 1885-1935 growth.

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Useful county context

Notes with examples, nearby ties, or broader rules

These notes create useful paths from Volusia County, but they may describe a statewide rule, regional subject, neighboring place, or one county example rather than a rule unique to this county.

Home and property

Florida substantial damage review can change the repair plan

After a bad flood or storm, a Florida repair may need local floodplain review before the owner treats the job like an ordinary rebuild.

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Outdoors

Canaveral National Seashore feels bigger than the beach

Canaveral National Seashore has Atlantic beach, lagoon edges, historic places, launch-country views, and access points that need a quick NPS check.

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Cars and driving

A1A's scenic byway label points to real places

The A1A Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway is more than a pretty road name; it ties St. Augustine, beaches, parks, preserves, and coastal history into one drive.

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Cars and driving

SunRail makes the I-4 corridor easier to read

SunRail gives Central Florida a weekday rail spine from DeLand through Orlando toward Poinciana.

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Outdoors

Ponce Inlet Lighthouse keeps coast history in sight

Ponce Inlet's lighthouse gives the small coastal town a clear landmark, with maritime history, museum buildings, views, hours, and admission details to check.

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Outdoors

Merritt Island Refuge shares land with the Space Center

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge spans Kennedy Space Center lands in Brevard and Volusia counties, with access shaped by refuge, seashore, and launch operations.

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Outdoors

The Florida scrub-jay makes dry sandy land worth noticing

The Florida scrub-jay is found only in Florida, and its scrub habitat helps explain why dry sandy ridges, old dunes, and careful land management matter.

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Cars and driving

Black Bear Scenic Byway turns SR 40 into a forest drive

Florida Black Bear Scenic Byway links Silver Springs, Ocala National Forest, Palatka, Umatilla, and Ormond Beach with a slower road story.

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Outdoors

Lake Woodruff Refuge opens the St. Johns marsh near De Leon Springs

Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge spans Volusia and Lake counties, with its main public approach near De Leon Springs.

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Cars and driving

River of Lakes Heritage Corridor links Central Florida by water and road

River of Lakes Heritage Corridor is a scenic byway through Lake, Volusia, and Seminole counties where older towns, rivers, springs, and roads sit close together.

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Cars and driving

Heritage Crossroads Scenic Highway turns Flagler history into a drive

Heritage Crossroads is a 98-mile road network through parts of Flagler, Volusia, and St. Johns counties, with Bunnell at its hub.

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Outdoors

Hontoon Island turns the St. Johns River into a boat-in park

Hontoon Island State Park near DeLand is reached by private boat or park ferry, which makes the St. Johns River feel like part of the visit from the start.

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Outdoors

Lower Wekiva Preserve keeps Central Florida on a wilder river

Lower Wekiva River Preserve State Park protects a Wekiva River and Blackwater Creek corridor where paddling, horses, wildlife, and quiet land sit near fast-growing Central Florida.

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Cars and driving

Halifax Heritage Byway ties Daytona to river and beach history

The Halifax Heritage Byway is a 35-mile Volusia County network through six municipalities, with three loops connecting river, beach, and early speed stories.

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History and culture

Bulow Plantation keeps Flagler's sugar story in the woods

Bulow Plantation near Flagler Beach preserves sugar-mill remains tied to East Florida plantation history.

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History and culture

Cassadaga is Volusia's spiritualist camp story

Cassadaga Spiritualist Camp is a small Volusia County community with a religious, historic, and curious old-Florida feel.

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Sources used for this page

Use the county directory as a starting map.

Last checked July 13, 2026. The place list comes from the Florida Census place data used by this site. Direct note relationships stay separate from broader contextual paths. County office links come from the statewide directories named on the linked sites, and county tax planning rows use Florida Revenue November 2025 millage data. Before relying on a rule, fee, deadline, public record, service, school assignment, storm instruction, or permit path, use the official source for the exact address.

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