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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Inverness Highlands South (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Inverness Highlands South. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Inverness Highlands South is located in Citrus County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Citrus County: Hernando, Levy, Marion & Sumter.

Below are the counties that are near Inverness Highlands South. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Inverness Highlands South:

  • Citrus County     (The home county of Inverness Highlands South)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inverness Highlands South, with the one closest to Inverness Highlands South listed first.
    • Inverness
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Floral City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Hernando
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Citrus Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Lecanto
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Beverly Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugarmill Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
    • Black Diamond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Holder
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Homosassa Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inverness Highlands South, with the one closest to Inverness Highlands South listed first.
    • Istachatta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Lindsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Nobleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • North Brooksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • Brooksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • South Brooksville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Brookridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • Wiscon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
    • Spring Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • High Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inverness Highlands South, with the one closest to Inverness Highlands South listed first.
    • Whitney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Fruitland Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lady Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Montclair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Conant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Leesburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Okahumpka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Carlton Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Sunnyside
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Mascotte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inverness Highlands South, with the one closest to Inverness Highlands South listed first.
    • Inglis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Yankeetown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inverness Highlands South, with the one closest to Inverness Highlands South listed first.
    • Dunnellon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatmire
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
    • Danks Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • York
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Belleview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Weirsdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Candler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocala
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Ocklawaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fellowship
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inverness Highlands South, with the one closest to Inverness Highlands South listed first.
    • Trilby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Lacoochee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Moss Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Blanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Blanton is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Shady Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Inverness Highlands South, with the one closest to Inverness Highlands South listed first.
    • Bay Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Wahoo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Coleman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sumterville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bushnell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Adamsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Wildwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Oxford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Orange Home
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
    • Webster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Inverness Highlands South, see our County-by-County Page for Inverness Highlands South.

Cemeteries Near Inverness Highlands South ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Inverness Highlands South.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Inverness Highlands South - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Inverness Highlands South covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Inverness Highlands South, with the one closest to Inverness Highlands South listed first.

  • Dampeir Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hill of Rest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Frazier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mannfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hernando Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stage Pond Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lecanto Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (90 more) ...
    • Lake Lindsey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Burke Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Inverness Highlands South in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Inverness Highlands South.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Inverness Highlands South, with the one closest to Inverness Highlands South listed first.

  • Inverness
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Floral City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Arlington is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Mannfield ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
  • Hernando
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rutland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutland is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Bay Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Carlson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Carlson is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
  • Lecanto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Istachatta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Coleman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Royal
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bushnell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sumterville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Crystal River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Inverness Highlands South. See our List of 1890's Communities around Inverness Highlands South.

Newspapers Published in Inverness Highlands South ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Inverness Highlands South.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Inverness Highlands South, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Inverness Highlands South.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Inverness Highlands South:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Inverness Highlands South, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Inverness Highlands South) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.