Who is Jacksonville, FL named after?

Because of all the extra territory, it's the most populous city in Florida and the biggest city by area in the continental U.S.. 14. Jax is on the banks of the St. Johns River, the longest river in the state and one of the few in the country that flows south to north. 15. Jacksonville is named after Andrew Jackson. read more

After Spain ceded the Florida Territory to the United States in 1821, American settlers on the north side of the Cow Ford decided to plan a town, laying out the streets and plats. They named the town Jacksonville, after President Andrew Jackson. read more

Jacksonville,FL was named after Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States. Although he was from North Carolina and spent most of his years in Tennessee, he was a regional governor of the territory known as Florida for a time. read more

Spain sold the Florida Territory to the United States in 1821 and, by 1822, Jacksonville's current name had come into use, to honor General Andrew Jackson. It first appears on a petition sent on June 15, 1822 to U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, asking that Jacksonville be named a port of entry. read more

, lives in Jacksonville, FL. Andrew Jackson, former POTUS, and hero of the Battle of New Orleans, Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Served in the U.S. House and the Senate. After War of 1812, won the First Seminole War resulting in Florida being separated from Spain and joined to the U.S. read more

It first appears on a petition sent on June 15, 1822 to U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, asking that Jacksonville be named a port of entry. The city is named for Andrew Jackson, military governor of the Florida Territory and eventual President of the United States. read more