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Putnam County is a county located in the state of Florida . The entire county makes up the Palatka Micropolitan Statistical Area . As of 2000, the population was 70,423. The U.S. Census Bureau 2009 estimate for the county was 72,893 . Its county seat is Palatka, Florida . The county is centrally located between Jacksonville , Gainesville , St. Augustine , and Daytona Beach .
Putnam County was created in 1849. It was Florida's 28th county created from parts of St. Johns , Alachua , Orange , Duval , and Marion counties. The county was named for Benjamin A. Putnam , who was a soldier in the First Seminole War , a lawyer, Florida legislator, and the first president of the Florida Historic Society . The Putnam County Historical Society has determined that Benjamin A. Putnam is the grandson of Israel Putnam , for whom other counties and places in the United States are named. Benjamin A. Putnam died in the county seat of Palatka in 1869.