South Daytona is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,865 at the 2020 census. South Daytona was once …South Daytona is a city in Volusia County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,865 at the 2020 census. South Daytona was once a town called Blake, with some forty resident families and as many more non-resident property holders. Many of the early settlers profitably engaged in orange culture and vegetable gardening. According to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., Blake opened its first post office on August 19, 1878. Then c. 1886, the first train came as far as Daytona, and ten years later the line was extended to Miami. Soon thereafter, a railroad station was built at Big Tree Crossing.
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