Jewfish, Florida Explained

Official Name:Jewfish, Florida
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Florida#USA
Pushpin Label:Jewfish
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:25.184°N -80.388°W
Elevation M:1
Elevation Ft:3

Jewfish is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the upper Florida Keys on Key Largo off U.S. Route 1 (Overseas Highway). It is just west of the census-designated place (CDP) of North Key Largo. It has a hotel, restaurant, and marina.

History

A post office called Jewfish was established in 1912, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921.[1] The community took its name from the jewfish, a type of saltwater fish considered a delicacy.[2]

Jewfish is adjacent to Jewfish Creek, an inlet which is spanned by Jewfish Creek Bridge. In 2002, Monroe County commissioners unanimously declined to rename the inlet.[3]

Geography

Jewfish is located at 25.184°N -80.388°W at an elevation of 3feet.[4]

External links

25.184°N -80.388°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monroe County . Jim Forte Postal History . 14 February 2015.
  2. Book: Monmonier, Mark. From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. 15 September 2008. University of Chicago Press. 978-0-226-53464-0. 42.
  3. John-Thor Dahlburg, "Fish Lends Its Name, Name Gives Offense: The 'jewfish' has been renamed, and now a federal panel has been asked to do the same for a Florida creek that borrowed the epithet.", Los Angeles Times, December 1, 2002. Retrieved September 13, 2017. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-dec-01-na-fish1-story.html
  4. http://florida.hometownlocator.com/FL/Monroe/Jewfish.cfm Jewfish, FL Community Profile