Laurel Hill, FL

Laurel Hill is a city in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The 2020 census counted 584 residents. Laurel Hill is part of the Crestview–Fort Walton Beach–Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The area which is now Laurel Hill was one of the first post-American annexation of West Florida, English-speaking settlements in Florida. In Laurel Hill, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Laurel Hill, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. In the 1880s, railroad access to the Florida Panhandle in Northwest Florida opened up a booming lumber industry, with the Yellow River Railroad reaching the Almirante area by 1892. Laurel Hill is the northernmost incorporated city in the state of Florida.