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Citrus County Court House, c 1920

Citrus County
Founded: June 2, 1887
Named for Citrus trees
County Seat: Inverness
Largest community: Homosassa Springs
Total Area: 773 sq. miles

Citrus County was created in 1887. The Citrus County area was formerly part of Hernando County.

It was named for the many citrus groves in the area, citrus fruit being a major industry in the county.
Citrus production declined dramatically after the "Big Freeze" of 1894-1895: today, large citrus production comes from only one large grove.

The original Citrus County seat was Mannfield (also spelled, incorrectly, Mansfield or Mannsfeld in some
sources). The county seat was later moved to Inverness, with only a street and a pond remaining of the
original county seat.

Cities
Crystal River ☆ Inverness (originally named Tompkinsville)

Census-designated places
Beverly Hills ☆ Black Diamond ☆ Citrus Hills ☆ Citrus Springs
Floral City ☆ Hernando ☆ Homosassa ☆ Homosassa Springs
Inverness Highlands North ☆ Inverness Highlands South
Lecanto ☆ Pine Ridge ☆ Sugarmill Woods

Unincorporated Communities
Chassahowitzka ☆ Holder ☆ Meadowcrest ☆ Pineola ☆ Red Level

Former Towns
Arlington ☆ Citronelle ☆ Fairmount (town site is now Meadowcrest Industrial Park)
Mannfield (original county seat, now a ghost town) ☆ Orleans ☆ Stage Pond (Cemetery still remains)
[source: wikipedia; county records]

Ghost Towns
Arlington ☆ Bradleys ☆ Cordeal ☆ Fairmount ☆ Mt. Lee ☆ Mannfield
Oakdale ☆ Orleans ☆ Pinola ☆ Rosehill ☆ Stage Stand ☆ Stage Pond

National Register of Historic Places
Crystal River Indian Mounds ☆ Crystal River Old City Hall ☆ Etna Turpentine Camp Archeological Site
Floral City Historic District ☆ Fort Cooper ☆ Masonic Temple of Citrus Lodge No. 18, F. and A.M.
Mullet Key ☆ Old Citrus County Courthouse ☆ Old Hernando Elementary School ☆ Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins

Surrounding Counties
Levy County - northwest
Marion County - northeast
Sumter County - east
Hernando County - south


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