Our Genealogy Helper
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 (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. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 is located in Citrus County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Florida's counties 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Inverness:
- Citrus County (The home county of Inverness)
- The following are listed by their distance from Inverness, with the one closest to Inverness listed first.
- Inverness Highlands South
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Inverness Highlands North
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hernando
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Floral City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Citrus Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mannfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
- Mannfield is located in Citrus County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mannfield
- From Inverness to Mannfield
- Beverly Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lecanto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Diamond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
- Sugarmill Woods
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarmill Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarmill Woods
- Sugarmill Woods is located in Citrus County
- Citrus Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hernando County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inverness, with the one closest to Inverness listed first.
- Istachatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Lindsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nobleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
- North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Centralia ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill 'n Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Brooksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
- South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
- Wiscon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brookridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
- High Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Hernando County
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inverness, with the one closest to Inverness listed first.
- Whitney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Montclair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montclair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
- Montclair is located in Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montclair
- From Inverness to Montclair
- Conant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Conant is located in Lake County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Conant
- From Inverness to Conant
- Fruitland Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lady Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Leesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Okahumpka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carlton Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
- Carlton Village is located in Lake County
- Sunnyside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Lake County
- Levy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inverness, with the one closest to Inverness listed first.
- Inglis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yankeetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inverness, with the one closest to Inverness listed first.
- Danks Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatmire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnellon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Summerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ocala
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs Shores
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs Shores
- Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion County
- Weirsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Candler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Eastlake Weir
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ocklawaha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inverness, with the one closest to Inverness listed first.
- Lacoochee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Trilby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Moss Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
- Moss Town is located in Pasco County
- Blanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Blanton is located in Pasco County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blanton
- From Inverness to Blanton
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Inverness, with the one closest to Inverness listed first.
- Bay Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bay Hill
- From Inverness to Bay Hill
- Lake Panasoffkee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wahoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Wahoo is located in Sumter County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wahoo
- From Inverness to Wahoo
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sumterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wildwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bushnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bucker Womans Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucker Womans Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucker Womans Town
- Bucker Womans Town is located in Sumter County
- Webster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Villages
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Villages have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
- The Villages is located in Sumter County
- Center Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Inverness, see our County-by-County Page for Inverness.
Cemeteries Near Inverness ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Inverness.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Inverness covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Inverness, with the one closest to Inverness listed first.
- Dampeir Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dampeir Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dampeir Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hill of Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill of Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill of Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hernando Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hernando Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hernando Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Frazier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mannfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lecanto Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lecanto Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lecanto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stage Pond Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stage Pond Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stage Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bay Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Burke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Shiloh Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- New Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lake Lindsey Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Lindsey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Inverness had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Inverness had a population of 7,674 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Inverness, with the one closest to Inverness listed first.
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Citrus County
- Floral City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hernando
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Sumter County
- Mannfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mannfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
- Mannfield is located in Citrus County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mannfield
- From Inverness to Mannfield
- Carlson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
- Carlson is located in Sumter County
- Bay Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bay Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
- Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bay Hill
- From Inverness to Bay Hill
- Lecanto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Istachatta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Sumter County
- Coleman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sumterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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- Crystal River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Homosassa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bushnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Inverness. See our List of 1890's Communities around Inverness.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Inverness ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Inverness.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Inverness. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Inverness and those printed in the larger area surrounding Inverness.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5> of Inverness.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Florida
- Pages specific to Citrus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hernando County
- Lake County
- Levy County
- Marion County
- Pasco County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Florida
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inverness. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Citrus County: www.bocc.citrus.fl.us/
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<4> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Inverness) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inverness. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8326, Longitude: -82.3262 |