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Inverness’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Inverness. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Inverness is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Inverness had a population of 77. It was named after a city in Scotland.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 55 to 77 (+40%). Half of its homes were built before 1938.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Inverness yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Inverness, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Inverness is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Inverness has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First Episcopal Methodist Church of Chester in Chester, 12.1 miles away.

Inverness and the nearest listed places

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First Episcopal Methodist Church of ChesterFirst State Bank of ChesterPugsley Bridge

Closest to Inverness

First Episcopal Methodist Church of ChesterChester · Building12.1miFirst State Bank of ChesterChester · Building12.1miPugsley BridgeRiverview Colony · Structure24.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. First Episcopal Methodist Church of Chester’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Inverness?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Inverness’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Chester📜 Hingham📜 Big Sandy📜 Havre
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