On November 11, 1920, the residents of Altamonte Springs voted 38 to 7 in favor of incorporation. Other Seminole County cities included here are: Casselberry • Lake Mary • Longwood • Oviedo • Winter Springs.
Dr. Washington Kilmer of Cincinnati was the first person of European background to settle into the area circa 1870, and he named the area Altamont (minus the “e” from the present spelling) after Altamont, New York.
In 1882, the Altamonte Land, Hotel and Navigation Company, founded by Thomas C. Simpson and four other Massachusetts businessmen, gave the area its present name: Altamonte Springs.
Altamonte Springs and other area cities are highly-valued historic and business-friendly communities. Seminole County welcomes tourists, visitors, new residents, tech entrepreneurs, and all value-added local historic business-friendly communities.
Seminole County, Florida, its residents, businesses, and neighborhoods embraces its multi-cultural equality, diversity, inclusion, equity, unity and its many positive-minded and inspiring people.
Seminole County residents and businesses are rolling out the “Welcome to Seminole County” and their genuine “You’re Home Now”, welcome mats to new local entrepreneurs, new startups, online sales, business founders, new residents and students.
Seminole County encourages its residents to become inventors and creators of startups in retail, music, beauty, healthcare, legal, medical support, information technology (IT), restaurants, online sales, education technology, and construction to help the local business community to grow.