{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-7.47","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 7.47","heading":"Okeechobee County.","body":"The boundary lines of Okeechobee County are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of section one, township thirty-four south, range thirty-six east; thence west six miles to the northwest corner of township thirty-four south, range thirty-six east; thence north to the northeast corner of township thirty-three south, range thirty-five east; thence west on the line dividing townships thirty-two and thirty-three south, to the Kissimmee River; thence in a southerly direction along the thread of the Kissimmee River to the normal water level on the boundary of Lake Okeechobee; thence southerly in a straight course to the southeast corner of section twenty-five, being the northeast corner of section thirty-six, township forty south, range thirty-four east; thence northeasterly in a straight course to the line of normal water level on the boundary of Lake Okeechobee at its intersection with the line dividing ranges thirty-six and thirty-seven east, township thirty-eight south, thence north between ranges thirty-six and thirty-seven east to the point of beginning.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 7401, 1917; RGS 55; CGL 57; s. 4, ch. 63-200.","path":["CHAPTER 7 COUNTY BOUNDARIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0007/0007.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:56:41Z","sha256":"b3980842c1efe6df2d5fdbc40ddf9c1ac8c7d414486493ab6a5d5b7ee11d55e5","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-7.46","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-7.48"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}