Editing Indian River County, Florida (section)

==History==
Prior to 1821, the area of Indian River County was part of the Spanish colony of [[East Florida]]. In 1822, this area became part of [[St. Johns County]], and in 1824 it became part of [[Mosquito County]] (original name of [[Orange County, Florida|Orange County]]).

The [[Second Seminole War]] was fought in 1835 and from 1838 to 1839. Fort Vinton was built for this purpose near the intersection of present-day [[Florida State Road 60]] and 122nd Avenue.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Ben | last=Brotemarkle | title=Florida couple documents Seminole Indian Wars | url=http://airynews.com/florida-frontiers-florida-couple-documents-seminole-indian-wars/ | newspaper=Florida Today | location=Melbourne, Florida | pages=5A | date=August 23, 2017 | access-date=August 30, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831045100/http://airynews.com/florida-frontiers-florida-couple-documents-seminole-indian-wars/ | archive-date=August 31, 2017 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1844, the county's portion of Mosquito County became part of newly created St. Lucia County. In 1855, St. Lucia County was renamed [[Brevard County]]. In 1905, [[St. Lucie County]] was formed from the southern portion of Brevard County; in 1925 Indian River County was formed from the northern portion of St. Lucie County.<ref>According to the Historical Records and State Archives Surveys published by Florida Works Progress Administration (available in the digital historical maps of Florida section of the UF library) and the Indian River County Historian Ruth Stanbridge</ref> It was named for the [[Indian River (Florida)|Indian River]], which runs through the eastern portion of the county. In 2025, Indian River County celebrated its [[centennial]] for turning 100 years old.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian River County Centennial Celebration |url=https://indianriver.gov/community/irc_centennial_celebration/index.php |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=indianriver.gov |language=en}}</ref>
===2023 Floods===
On November 16 and 17, 2023, extreme rainfall struck northern Indian River County, causing severe flooding. Fourteen inches of rain fell in Fellsmere, and eleven inches of rain fell in Vero Lake Estates.<ref>{{Cite web |title=November 2023&nbsp; Flooding Event - Roads Impassable |url=https://indianriver.gov/news_detail_T23_R127.php |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=indianriver.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Cassandra |date=2023-11-18 |title=Flooding is ‘most I’ve seen,’ Indian River County residents says |url=https://www.wflx.com/2023/11/18/flooding-is-most-ive-seen-indian-river-county-residents-says/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=www.wflx.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Kaila |title=Areas of Indian River County experienced flooding Friday after heavy rain fall |url=https://www.tcpalm.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/11/17/northern-indian-river-county-experiences-flooding-fellsmere-vero-lake-estates/71620512007/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Treasure Coast |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-10 |title='Some transparency:' Fellsmere residents still fighting to be heard after November flooding |url=https://www.wptv.com/news/treasure-coast/region-indian-river-county/some-transparency-fellsmere-residents-still-fighting-to-be-heard-after-november-flooding |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=WPTV News Channel 5 West Palm |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morris |first=Brogan |date=2023-11-17 |title=Severe flooding in Vero Beach |url=https://cbs12.com/news/local/severe-flooding-vero-beach-lake-estates-traffic-alert-101s-avenue-county-road-to-87th-street-indian-river-county-sheriffs-office-florida-november-17-2023 |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=WPEC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hodges |first=Andy |date=2023-11-17 |title=Indian River County Battles Severe Floods; Roads Closed, Repairs Underway |url=https://www.sebastiandaily.com/business/indian-river-county-battles-severe-floods-roads-closed-repairs-underway-57521/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Sebastian Daily |language=en-US}}</ref>