Wayfarrow

Kerr City

Ghost town · Marion County, Florida

Lake Kerr quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000)
Lake Kerr quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1970, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Kerr City is a ghost town in Marion County, Florida, recorded as human settlement in Florida, United States of America. It is one of 7 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 52 Florida counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Kerr City as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 29.3703° N, 81.7831° W.

Key facts

Peak population0
Last recorded population0
Elevation31 ft
Nearest living townLake Kerr, FL
Distance to it1.6 miles
Coordinates29.37030, -81.78310

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Kerr City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Kerr, FL (population 1,767), about 1.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 31 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Images

Old post office in the Kerr City Historic District, near Fort McCoy, Florida
Old post office in the Kerr City Historic District, near Fort McCoy, Florida · Ebyabe / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Kerr City?

Kerr City is in Marion County, Florida, at 29.3703, -81.7831.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Florida has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.