Sugarmill Woods is an unincorporated, census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Citrus County, Florida, United States. It is situated a few miles south of Homosassa in the Nature Coast, and its planned community features two golf, swim, and tennis country clubs. The community is purported as one of the first developments in the United States designed to include a greenbelt behind most of its single-family residential lots. History Etymology and logo The name is derived from the Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins in nearby Homosassa. Sugarmill Woods uses the mill and an oak tree as principal elements of its logo. The oak tree is a silhouette taken from a photo of an actual tree, located close to Oak Park Boulevard (CR480), east of Southern Woods. The same tree was also used as part of the eventual Parkland Properties, Inc. logo. Planning and construction In 1972, developers from Punta Gorda Isles (PGI) formed Punta Gorda Developers, Inc., and partnered with Bruce Norris, owner of the Norin Corporation, to develop an estimated of the Twin County Ranch — part of Norin's cattle operations. Together, they formed Parkland Properties, Inc. for the creation of Sugarmill Woods. An estimated of this property was in fact open pasture, so the partners planted 1,200,000 slash pine seedlings. The partnership dissolved in 1975 when Norris' shares of Parkland were acquired by Punta Gorda Developers. Platting began in the spring of 1972, with a concept of six "Villages" — Cypress, Oak, Pinewood, Palm, Orange, and Meadow Run — each with their own village centers. 24,000 lots were planned, and July marked the commencement of construction with a ceremonial ground-breaking. The first nine holes of Sugarmill Woods Country Club's (SMWCC) golf course, two tennis courts, and a swimming pool were completed in 1975. The second nine-hole course was completed in November 1978, and the third nine was completed in December, 1981. Another swim and tennis complex in Oak Village was added in 1984 as an extension of the Sugarmill Woods Country Club. In 1995, an 18-hole golf course was constructed in a third village known as Southern Woods. A mini-farm section was platted at per parcel and marketed as Sugarmill Ranches. After several months, no ranchettes were sold and the project was dropped. The parcels were eventually divided and replatted into what is now The Hammocks, The Enclave and sections of SMWCC's nine-hole Oak course. Assignments and sales According to Punta