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Hernando County, FL

Hernando County is located in the western coast of central Florida, occupying a total of 589 square miles with land accounting for 473 square miles and water nearly one-fifth at 116 square miles. This county was established in 1843 and named after the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto.  

Folks are drawn to visit or live permanently in Hernando County because of its bountiful economic opportunities and natural wonders of state forests, parks and preserves, pristine rivers and springs, and scenic Gulf waters. These assets and resources serve as the platform to the county’s reputation as Florida’s Adventure Coast as well as a foundation for Hernando’s ranking as one of the country’s fastest growing counties.

The seat of this county is the city of Brooksville, while Spring Hill is its largest community. Besides Brooksville, Hernando’s only other city is Weeki Wachee, which banks on the Weeki Wachee Springs in its claim as the “City of Mermaids.” Other population centers drawing home buyers to the county include Aripeka, Bayport, Hernando Beach, Lake Lindsey, Ridge Manor, and Ridge Manor West.

Varied Residential Options

Home hunters prowling Brooksville will find a varied selection of residential choices. The selections include historical homes on brick paved streets, private communities brimming with amenities, and acres of woodlands and pastures where horses and cattle can be raised.

The residential options at Aripeka, Hernando Beach, Bayport and Pine Island are as enticing. In these areas, boat lovers relish gulf-side living that offers buying opportunities on waterfront canal homes with easy Gulf of Mexico access.

The lush and unspoiled environs of the Withlacoochee State Forest, on the other hand, form the attractive setting for the residential neighborhoods of Ridge Manor and Ridge Manor West as well as their outlying towns of Lake Lindsey, Masaryktown, Nobleton, and Istachatta. Trips and around these areas are notably facilitated via Interstate 75 slicing through the eastern part of Hernando County.

Other major roadways in the county like U.S. 41, drive both communities and businesses to thrive side by side at Hernando County. Such accessibility combines with affordable cost of living and an abundance of space to bring growth to the county’s business and economy.

Economic Strength

Hernando County has the bragging rights of being home to the country’s largest Wal-Mart Distribution Center (truck-to-truck) located on a 1.6 million-square-foot hub in  Ridge Manor. The county also takes pride in its 155-acre Airport Industrial Park located near the Hernando County Airport. More than 100 manufacturing, aviation and distribution businesses are located in this industrial park.

Outside of the workplace, Hernando County also has so much to offer besides its Weeki Wachee Springs preserve and park noted for its animal and mermaid costume shows. There are more than 20 developed parks in this county as well as multi-functional sports complexes.

These sports hubs include the Anderson Snow Sports Complex, Ernie Wever Youth Park, and Veterans Memorial Park. In addition to their ball fields, these complexes also feature playgrounds and picnic areas. Local cycling enthusiasts take to the county’s Suncoast Bike Trail located near Anderson Snow Park to link up with regional bicycle networks, further underscoring the myriads of leisure opportunities that Hernando County offers to its visitors, prospective home buyers  and residents.

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BROOKSVILLE, FL
May 2018 – A large sinkhole opened up by Bayfront Health Brooksville hospital in a water retention pond between State Road 50 and the hospital’s parking lot. The sinkhole is estimated to be 25 feet in diameter and 20 feet deep.

BROOKSVILLE, FL
Aug 2017 – Reclassification of sinkhole repairs in Hernando County leaves homeowners worried. A total of seven homes in the neighborhood were condemned as a result of the sinkhole, which grew to an estimated 50 feet deep and 250 feet wide.

SPRING HILL, FL
May 2017 – Threat of disputed sinkhole closes Palace Grand in Spring Hill.

SPRING HILL, FL
Jan 2016 – Almost 40 Hernando commercial buildings designated as ‘unrepaired sinkhole activity’.

SPRING HILL, FL
Nov 2015 – Sinkhole activity discovered underneath Spring Hill shopping plaza.

SPRING HILL, FL
Jul 2014 –  A sinkhole swallowed part of the street on Eldridge Road in Spring Hill. The hole measured about 40 yards wide and 30 feet deep and forced the evacuation of several nearby homes.

BROOKSVILLE, FL
May 2013 – The Tampa Tribune reports that since 2000, the property appraiser’s office has recorded 6,106 sinkhole properties in Hernando County. Of those, 2,726 were repaired and 3,380 were not repaired.

BROOKSVILLE, FL
June 2012 – In the Trillium community of Brooksville, at least 15 sinkholes, some fairly large, sliced up several front and back yards around homes.  The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office was also reporting about 30 sinkholes in the area of Mariner Boulevard and Claymore Street.

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