Welcome to Chosen ...
So far, we found very little information about Chosen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chosen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chosen, please Contact Us.
Chosen would have been located within present day Palm Beach County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Chosen, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Chosen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.
Time Zone: The area where Chosen was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Chosen would have been located in the (561) and (728)<4> area codes.
Communities near Chosen ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chosen.
- Clewiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewiston
- Clewiston is located in Hendry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clewiston <5>
- Pahokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pahokee
- Pahokee is located in Palm Beach County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,294 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pahokee <5>
- Lake Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Harbor
- Lake Harbor is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Harbor <5>
- Fremd Village - Padgett Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village - Padgett Island
- Fremd Village - Padgett Island is located in Palm Beach County
- Fremd Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremd Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremd Village
- Fremd Village is located in Palm Beach County
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <5>
- Canal Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Point
- Canal Point is located in Palm Beach County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Point <5>
- Harlem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Hendry County
- Port Mayaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mayaca
- Port Mayaca is located in Martin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Mayaca <5>
- Moore Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Haven
- Moore Haven is located in Glades County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore Haven <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Chosen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chosen.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chosen. See our Newspapers Page for Chosen.
Adding Chosen to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chosen in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Chosen was on a map titled Road Map for Florida (from Shell Oil, 1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chosen.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Palm Beach County: www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chosen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Palm Beach, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Area code (728) is an overlay for area code (561). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |