Kerr City, Florida

Kerr City is a ghost town located in Marion County, Florida, United States.

It lies on CR 316 approximately three miles west of SR 19, on the north shore of Lake Kerr.

Junis Terry, a doctor from Chicago, and his wife arrived and built in 1885 the Lake Kerr House.

[1] The founder, George Smiley continued to live in Kerr City when all the neighbors moved out after the freeze.

The oldest Texaco "station" in Florida (1925) can still be found in pristine condition here, but now pumps unleaded gas.