The Town of Lantana is a coastal community in Palm Beach County, which still retains the charm of its origins as an old Florida fishing village.Although it is one of the smaller communities of Palm Beach County, it is noted as one of the oldest.The first settlers came after Congress passed the Armed Occupation Act in 1842 at the end of the Wars.

One of the pioneer settlers, The Lyman family, is distinguished as the founders of the town.M. B. Lyman brought his family to Lantana in 1888 and started several enterprises. He established a store, Trading Post, and post office in 1889.As postmaster, Mr. Lyman named the post office as Lantana Point for the wild Lantana plant, which grew in abundance in the area.The “Point” was later dropped.One of the Lyman businesses was the Lantana Fish Company where one hundred thousand-pound catches of fish were common.

In the early 1900’s the gathering and marketing of oysters became the leading industry.The Town of Lantana was incorporated in 1921 with twenty-two residents voting in the first election.At the time of incorporation, the area of Lantana was one square mile with a population of 100 residents.Today, the Town covers 2 sq. miles, and the year round population is 9,500 with a seasonal population of approximately 13,500.