Palm Harbor is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Pinellas County, Florida, United States.

Palm Harbor is located 22 miles (35 km) north of downtown St. Petersburg and west of Tampa.

Downtown Palm Harbor, north of Tampa Road between U.S. Highway 19 Alternate and Omaha Street hosts many small shops and eateries along with a handful of historic buildings.

[4] U.S. Highway 19, a mile or two east of downtown, offers access to higher concentrations of commerce, with an array of national chain restaurants and retailers.

Old Palm Harbor Main Streets, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, hosts their signature event the first Friday of every month.

"Palm Harbor's First Friday Celebrations" are a popular community event for youngsters and adults alike.

The event is presented by the Palm Harbor Junior Women's Club with the proceeds benefiting their "Making a Difference" grants & scholarships program.

It passed over the objections of Pinellas County Commissioner Susan Latvala, who said she was appearing in both her official capacity and as a Palm Harbor resident.

"Pop" Stansell Park, located to the west of Palm Harbor Boulevard and overlooking St. Joseph's Sound.

This historic facility, which was under Pinellas County ownership previously, lacked the funding to keep its doors open and was given to the Palm Harbor Community Services District in November 2012.

[13] Now managed by the District's parks and recreation department, the chapel was completely restored and is the site for many banquets, weddings and community special events.

Ozona Elementary School teacher, Jeanette Malouf, noted that students did not have a library close enough to their homes to borrow books.

Jeanette Malouf was the Vice President of the Palm Harbor Civic Club, which donated $400 as start-up for funding of the library.

By 1982, the library volumes had doubled to 20,000 and served over 2,000 families within the community, and also acquired a new service of accessibility through the donation of a large-print section in memory of Lea Gibbons.

The second issue was that the community must match the grant of $200,000, which Pinellas County donated 8 acres of 6th Street, counting for $100,000, and the rest must be raised.

Ultimately, the grant was vetoed by Governor Graham on June 30, 1983, due to funding and denied tax raises by legislation.

The Palm Harbor Library officially opened at its new and current location on Nebraska Avenue on July 5, 1988.

Local pioneers dismiss this coincidence, pointing out that the name Sutherland is a shortening of Southern Land and Development Company, the group which originally platted the community in 1888.

Kersey allowed the KKK to use his land when a portion of it was rezoned from commercial to residential which cost him a substantial amount of money.

The KKK told Kersey that they needed to go underground to not gain any attention from authorities but that his land would be a great place to try to recruit people into the organization.