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History · Inverness

Inverness’ post office opened in 1909, and 67% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1919 on.

1909first post office
0on the National Register
67%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Inverness began, and where its name came from

When was Inverness founded?

1909

The Inverness post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 77117 years

How did Inverness get its name?

Inverness was named after a city in Scotland.

Founding year: the first Inverness post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.Old housesHalf of Inverness’ homes were built before 1938.On the map since 19193 editions of the USGS map, 1919 to 1984. Watch Inverness change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Inverness’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Inverness, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Inverness yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Inverness is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Inverness had a population of 77. It was named after a city in Scotland.

Its first post office opened in 1909. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 55 to 77 (+40%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

On the map

Inverness on the map, 1919 to 1984

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 1919 USGS mapInverness on the 1972 USGS mapInverness on the 1984 USGS map1919Alma sheet · 1:125,000

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Every building

Inverness, building by building, 1920–1930

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Inverness fire insurance map, 1920, sheet 11920Sheet 1 of 1
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Inverness’s post office has been open since 1909.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Iverness
Gone or out of use
AustinlocaleInverness Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

JoplinIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Inverness’ history

What year was Inverness founded?

The Inverness post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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

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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). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.