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History · Inverness

Inverness dates to 1868, and 2 of its places are on the National Register

More historic than 32% of U.S. towns · #151 of 638 in Florida. What drives it

Most of Inverness was built recently: 0.6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Its Register listings are the Citrus County Courthouse, Old and the Masonic Temple of Citrus, Lodge #18, F. and A.M.. Below: maps from 1895 on and the census since 1920.

1868founded
2on the National Register
0.6%homes built before 1940
10famous people
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Quick answers

How Inverness began

When was Inverness founded?

1868

Inverness dates its founding to 1868 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1920.

First census: 1,132 in 19202020 census: 7,543158 years

How historic is Inverness?

C

More historic than 32% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1891.The full story ↓
History grade

What drives Inverness’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Inverness is more historic than 32% of U.S. towns, #151 of 638 in Florida. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

C
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Inverness’ overall grade.
Founding era1868, from Wikidata: founded 1850–1899, an older era than 37% of U.S. townsC+Homes built before 19400.6% of homes (±0.7) · typical FL town 0.6% · U.S. 8.4%DNational Register2 listings, 2.6 per 10,000 residents · typical FL town 0.0 · U.S. 2.4B+
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 32%
NewerOlder
Florida towns of 2,500+ (638)Ahead of 76%

Few Florida towns list much on the Register (a typical Florida town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Inverness’ 2.6 sits above most of its state (78% of Florida towns have fewer) while its 2 listings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. The pre-1940 share (±0.7 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1868.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Inverness’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Inverness are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18953 editions of the USGS map, 1895 to 1988. Watch Inverness change.Famous sons and daughtersMonty Grow, Natasha Allegri and 8 more were born here.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Inverness’s history is told.

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On the map

Inverness on the map, 1895 to 1988

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Inverness. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Inverness on the 1895 USGS mapInverness on the 1954 USGS mapInverness on the 1988 USGS map1895Tsala Apopka sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Inverness.

Famous people

10 famous people were born in Inverness

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Monty GrowAmerican football player, defensive back · b. 1971
Natasha AllegriAmerican writer/storyboard revisionist/comic bo… · b. 1986
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Rick HamiltonAmerican football player · b. 1970
Donnie DeweesAmerican baseball player · b. 1993
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Larry KeyPlayer of American and Canadian football · b. 1956
Sam FranklinAmerican football player · b. 1996
The story

How Inverness came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Inverness.

Read it all →

Archaeological digs showed that the Seminole resided in the area that is now Inverness. The Seminole leader Osceola made his wartime camp, known as Powell's Town, in the area during the Second Seminole War. During the Second Seminole War, the nearby Fort Cooper was besieged by Osceola and his band of warriors. The garrison was just about out of food when it was relieved by a column of troops under Gen. Duncan L. Clinch.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Inverness, 1868 to 1993

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1868
    FoundingInverness is established
  3. 1891Post officeThe Inverness post office opens
  4. 1895On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1970Born hereRick Hamilton is born here
  7. 1971Born hereMonty Grow is born here
  8. 1986Born hereNatasha Allegri is born here
  9. 1993Born hereDonnie Dewees is born here
By decade

Inverness, decade by decade

Today30 recent
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On the National Register

2 historic places in Inverness

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
2
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
2
each building in a district counts
first listed
1992
Citrus County Courthouse, Old
Citrus County Courthouse, OldThe Masonic Temple of Citrus, Lodge #18, F. and A.M.
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Classical Revival1
Neo-Classical1
Italian Renaissance1
Prairie School1
Mission1
Spanish Colonial Revival1
Citrus County Courthouse, OldClassical Revival
The Masonic Temple of Citrus, Lodge #18, F. and A.M.Commercial Style: Two Part Block

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

Inverness, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,0001920194019601980200020207,543

Grew from 1,132 people in 1920 to 7,543 in 2020, 6 times over.

11 censuses, 1920–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Inverness’ Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Inverness Highlands SouthIts storyDInverness Highlands NorthIts storyD

Questions about Inverness’ history

What year was Inverness founded?

In 1868, according to Wikidata. Inverness’ post office opened in 1891, and the census of 1920 counted 1,132 people here.

How does Inverness rank for history?

Inverness is more historic than 32% of U.S. towns, #151 of 638 in Florida. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

What is on the National Register in Inverness?

Two places: the Citrus County Courthouse, Old (listed 1992) and the Masonic Temple of Citrus, Lodge #18, F. and A.M. (2010).

How old are the homes in Inverness?

0.6% of Inverness’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 0.6% for a Florida town; the median home was built in 1987.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (30), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.