A brief history of Sanford Florida
Sanford's history centers around the Seminole wars of the 1830's. This area was the site of an Army post named Fort Melton. As settlers moved into the area, it became known as the town of Mellonville. With the advent of commercial steamboat service, the town became a distribution point of goods essential for the growth of Central Florida.
In 1870, Henry Shelton Sanford purchased the land west of Mellonville. He planned for a new city, "the Gate City of South Florida," which he believed would become the transportation hub for all of southern Florida. In 1877, the city of Sanford was incorporated and Mellonville was annexed six years later. In 1880, Henry S. Sanford formed a land company in London to encourage investments in the new city. That same year construction began on South Florida Railway with a terminus in Sanford. By 1884, Sanford was a prosperous town with wharves, a railroad station and a large hotel.
Mr. Sanford's greatest interest in Florida was the development of Belair, a citrus grove and experimental garden near Sanford. More than 140 varieties of citrus, including the Valencia Orange, were tested for the Florida climate.
Today Seminole County is established and Sanford is one of the largest cities and the county seat.
Sanford Florida has a lot to offer:
- Lake Monroe
- Hiking Trails
- Sanford Farmer's Market
- Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center
- Central Florida Zoo
- Paw Park of Historic Sanford
- Central Florida Soap Box Derby
Featured Sanford FL Homes for Sale:
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$259,777 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
2,853 SqFt home in Downtown |
616 W 1st Street Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5810180 |
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$83,000 | 1 Bedroom 1 Bath |
726 SqFt home in Sandlewood |
700 E Airport Blvd Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5798378 |
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$299,777 TOM |
6 Bedroom 3 Bath |
3,199 SqFt home Near Downtown |
613 Pine Ave Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5780056 |
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$174,777 Pending |
3 Bedroom 2.5 Bath |
1,533 SqFt home in Hidden Lake Villas |
130 Clear Lake Cir Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5790935 |
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$379,777 Pending |
5 Bedroom 3 Bath |
3,413 SqFt home in Heatherwood |
5549 Oakworth Pl Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5770347 |
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$837,777 TOM |
4 Bedroom 4.5 Bath |
4,480 SqFt home in Markham Estates |
8190 Narrow Leaf Pt Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5711378 |
Recently Sold Homes in Sanford Florida by Sanford Realtor Karen Arbutine:
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$199,777 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,310 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
172 Edgewater Cir Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5753527 |
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$647,777 | 6 Bedroom 6.5 Bath |
5,114 SqFt home in Pearl Lake Estates |
5850 Pearl Estates Ln Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5771052 |
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$679,000 | 4 Bedroom 3.5 Bath |
3,795 SqFt home in Lake Ross Estates |
8190 Lake Ross Ln Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5762643 |
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$184,777 | 4 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,374 SqFt home in Washington Oaks |
105 McKay Blvd. Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5758326 |
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$439,000 | 4 Bedroom 3 Bath |
2,513 SqFt home in Berington Club |
225 Southern Magnolia Ln Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5757521 |
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$479,777 $455,000 |
5 Bedroom 4 Bath |
3,774 SqFt home in Berington Club |
260 Meadow Beauty Ter Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5705565 |
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$889,777 | 4 Bedroom 3 Bath - 2 Half Baths |
5,108 SqFt home in Est at Wekiva Park |
8706 Shimmering Pine Pl Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5722530 |
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$158,800 | 2 Bedroom 2.5 Bath |
1,148 SqFt home in Dunwoody Commons |
840 Shropshire Loop Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5723491 |
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$389,777 | 4 Bedroom 3 Bath |
2,513 SqFt home in Berington Club |
313 Meadow Beauty Ter Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5721280 |
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$297,777 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
2,131 SqFt home in Autumn Chase |
5864 Autumn Chase Cir Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5721118 |
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$128,500 | 2 Bedroom 2 Bath |
914 SqFt home in The Arbors |
121 Hidden Arbor Ct Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5713516 |
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$162,900 | 3 Bedroom 3.5 Bath |
1,624 SqFt home in Flagship Park |
1930 San Jacinto Cir, #60 Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5736897 |
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$124,777 | 2 Bedroom 2 Bath |
921 SqFt home in The Arbors at Hidden Lk |
116 Hidden Arbor Ct Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5734731 |
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$799,777 | 4 Bedroom 4 Bath |
5,011 SqFt home in Est at Wekiva Park |
8621 Spikerush Ct Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5709330 |
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$269,777 | 4 Bedroom 2.5 Bath |
2,170 SqFt home in Monterey Oaks |
106 Spanish Hills Ct Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5716284 |
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$530,000 | 5 Bedroom 3 Bath |
3,774 SqFt home in Berington Club |
384 Meadow Beauty Ter Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5706434 |
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$544,777 | 4 Bedroom 4 Bath |
3,932 SqFt home in Wilson Park |
5695 Bassett Place Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5574008 |
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$193,777 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,325 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
216 Pine Wind Drive Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5570826 |
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$349,777 | 5 Bedroom 4 Bath |
2,868 SqFt home in Autumn Chase |
1667 Willow Oak Lane Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5561086 |
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$599,000 | 6 Bedroom 4 Bath |
4,310 SqFt home in Berington Club |
224 Southern Magnolia Ln Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5557994 |
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$197,700 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,692 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
300 Loch Low Lane Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5544391 |
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$197,777 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,440 SqFt home in Sterling Meadows |
2561 Bullion Loop Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5540341 |
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$148,500 | 2 Bedroom 2.5 Bath |
1,524 SqFt home in Treviso |
212 Belvedere Way Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5558227 |
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$178,000 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,154 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
131 Borada Rd. Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5549291 |
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$124,777 | 2 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,218 SqFt home in Pine Crest Heights |
2634 S Laurel Ave Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5547038 |
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$465,000 | 4 Bedroom 3 Bath |
2,835 SqFt home in Wayside Estates |
212 Juniper Ridge Court Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5544180 |
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$459,800 | 5 Bedroom 3.5 Bath |
3,120 SqFt home in Foxspur |
105 Polo Lane Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5540619 |
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$229,000 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1644 SqFt home in Mayfair Oaks |
116 Queens Court Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5515626 |
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$224,777 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1424 SqFt home in Yankee Lake |
244 Lake Marham Road Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5509389 |
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$118,000 | 2 Bedroom 1 Bath |
1115 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
247 Live Oak Boulevard Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5514434 |
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$156,777 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1242 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
178 Lakeside Circle Sanford, FL 32771 |
#O5512775 |
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$189,777 | 4 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,472 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
171 Wildwood Drive Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05507258 |
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$169,800 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,262 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
116 Silver Maple Terrace Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05498284 |
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$359,000 | 4 Bedroom 3 Bath |
2,509 SqFt home in Berington Club |
329 Green Ash Lane Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05494413 |
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$209,000 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,736 SqFt home in Palm Terrace |
2536 Princeton Avenue Sanford, FL 32773 |
#O5509491 |
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$479,900 | 5 Bedroom 4 Bath |
3,654 SqFt home in Berington Club |
332 Green Ash Lane Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05469110 |
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$169,777 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,154 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
206 Loch Low Drive Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05496045 |
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$175,000 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,340 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
154 Lakeside Circle Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05476522 |
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$188,777 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,349 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
114 Silver Maple Ter Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05478814 |
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$239,777 | 3 Bedroom 3 Bath |
1,881 SqFt home in Ramblewood |
183 Wildwood Drive Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05475689 |
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$397,450 | 4 Bedroom 3 Bath |
2,679 SqFt home in Berington Club |
281 Meadow Beauty Terrace Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05474089 |
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$449,777 | 5 Bedroom 3 Bath |
3,209 SqFt home in Berington Club |
5705 Climbing Rose Way Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05474518 |
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$524,000 | 4 Bedroom 4 Bath |
4,010 SqFt home in Berington Club |
324 Meadow Beauty Terrace Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05458636 |
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$524,500 | 4 Bedroom 4 Bath |
3,379 SqFt home in Lake Forest |
5001 Shoreline Circle Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05428564 |
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$999,995 | 4 Bedroom 4 Bath/2 Half |
4,593 SqFt home in Bella Foresta |
7345 Bella Foresta Place Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05402733 |
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$155,000 | 2 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,338 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
190 Edgewater Circle Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05434725 |
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$154,777 | 4 Bedroom 3 Bath |
1,650 SqFt home in Hidden Lake Villas |
106 Oakridge Court Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05434584 |
| $631,877 | 5 Bedroom 4 Bath |
3,754 SqFt home in Markham Estates |
8219 Narrow Leaf Pt Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05425548 | |
| $142,000 | 3 Bedroom 3 Bath |
1,561 SqFt home in Hidden Lake Villas |
101 Clear Lake Circle Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05427632 | |
| $348,400 | 4 Bedroom 3 Bath |
2,679 SqFt home in Berington Club |
5746 Lakeshore Grove Place Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05418523 | |
| $115,860 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,064 SqFt home in Hidden Lake Villas |
101 Sweet Gum Court Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05417818 | |
| $176,000 | 3 Bedroom 3 Bath |
1,752 SqFt home in Riverview |
2639 River Landing Dr Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05408568 | |
| $560,000 | 4 Bedroom 4 Bath |
4,012 SqFt home in Estates at Wekiva Park |
8713 Shimmering Pine Place Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05398054 | |
| $390,000 | 4 Bedroom 3 Bath |
3,088 SqFt home in Beringon Club |
5704 Climbing Rose Way Sanford, FL 32771 |
#05395489 | |
| $99,000 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,288 SqFt home in Hidden Lake |
155 Hidden Lake Dr Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05373389 | |
| $267,900 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
2,119 SqFt home in Bel-Isle of Loch Arbor |
104 Caspian Cove Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05380136 | |
| $109,000 | 3 Bedroom 2 Bath |
1,566 SqFt home in Hidden Lake Villas |
109 Clear Lake Circle Sanford, FL 32773 |
#05393630 |
