The town, located near the southeast intersection of Belvedere Road and Military Trail and in very close proximity to the Palm Beach International Airport, remained small in both population and area.

[1] In May 1937, a proposal was submitted to the Florida Legislature to chart a 125 acres (51 ha) community, situated near the intersection of Belvedere Road and Military Trail.

[1] Because it was located close to the Palm Beach International Airport, Golfview became too noisy and congested to continue to be a residential community.

[6] After failing to attract developers for a potential new hotel or office park, the properties were sold to Palm Beach County for expansion of the airport for $15.9 million in 1998.

[8] The document, filed at Palm Beach County Courthouse on September 1, 1998, officially dissolved Golfview, which became the first municipality in the state of Florida to disincorporate since 1987.