Jewfish is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It is located in the upper Florida Keys on Key Largo off U.S. Route 1 (Overseas Highway). It is just west of the census-designated place (CDP) of North Key Largo.
It has a hotel, restaurant, and marina.
History A post office called Jewfish was established in 1912, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1921. The community took its name from the jewfish, a type of saltwater fish considered a delicacy.
Jewfish is adjacent to Jewfish Creek, an inlet which is spanned by Jewfish Creek Bridge. In 2002, Monroe County commissioners unanimously declined to rename the inlet.John-Thor Dahlburg, "Fish Lends Its Name, Name Gives Offense: The 'jewfish' has been renamed, and now a federal panel has been asked to do the same for a Florida creek that borrowed the epithet.", Los Angeles Times, December 1, 2002. Retrieved September 13, 2017. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-dec-01-na-fish1-story.html
Geography Jewfish is located at at an elevation of .Jewfish, FL Community Profile
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External links History of Key Largo