Putnam County

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Putnam County, Florida is located 55 miles south of Jacksonville on the St. Johns River. The county has about 100 miles of St. Johns River frontage and includes about 1,500 lakes of varying sizes. Lake George and Crescent Lake lie mostly in the county and are two of the largest lakes in Florida. Together with the St. Johns River they form the basis of Putnam County's claim as the "Bass Capital of the World".