Okaloosa County Information

Okaloosa County is located in the NW Florida Panhandle.  It is Florida's 52nd county.  It was established on June 13, 1915, from segments of Santa Rosa and Walton Counties. It gets its name from the Choctaw Indian words for the Blackwater River that runs through the county (oka meaning water and lusa meaning black). Crestview is the county seat.