A closer look at the cities and communities inside Hernando County — their parks, government offices, populations, and the neighborhoods worth knowing about as you settle in.
Spring Hill is by far the largest community in Hernando County and one of the biggest unincorporated places in Florida, a sprawling suburban area on the county's southwest side and the gateway to the famous Weeki Wachee Springs and its mermaid shows.
Brooksville is the county seat and Hernando County's principal incorporated city, known for its hilly terrain, brick streets, and a historic downtown of late-19th and early-20th-century buildings anchored by the county courthouse.
Weeki Wachee is a tiny former city built around its namesake spring, world-famous for the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park underwater mermaid shows that have run since 1947.
Ridge Manor is a suburban and rural community in eastern Hernando County along US 98 and Interstate 75, bordering the Withlacoochee State Forest and serving as a gateway for hiking, biking, and paddling on the forest's Croom Tract.
Hernando Beach is a waterfront canal community in southwestern Hernando County fronting the Gulf of America, a boating-oriented area with direct canal-to-Gulf access.
Masaryktown is a small community in southern Hernando County founded in 1924 by Czech and Slovak settlers and named for Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, the first president of Czechoslovakia; its street names still honor Slovak and Czech national figures.
Brookridge is a gated 55-and-older retirement community in central Hernando County, characterized by quiet streets and modest manufactured and single-family homes.
High Point is a retirement-oriented 55-and-older community in western Hernando County near Spring Hill, consisting mainly of manufactured and modest single-family homes.
Timber Pines is a large gated 55-and-older golf community in Spring Hill, established in 1982 on about 1,400 acres with roughly 3,450 homes and four golf courses, one of Hernando County's most prominent active-adult communities.
Spring Lake is a small rural residential community in eastern Hernando County near Brooksville, a quiet, low-density area surrounded by forest and pasture land.
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