Welcome to Hildreth ...

Hildreth is located in Suwannee County<1>.

The location of Hildreth has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hildreth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Hildreth is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hildreth lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hildreth lies within the (386) area code.

Communities Also Named Hildreth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hildreth - they are located in California (2), Illinois, Montana and Nebraska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hildreth.

Communities near Hildreth ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hildreth.

• Lake City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <4>
• High Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
  • High Springs is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <4>
• Branford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
  • Branford is located in Suwannee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branford <4>
• Fort White
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort White
  • Fort White is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort White <4>
• Bell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <4>
• Little Lake City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
  • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
• O'Brien
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
  • O'Brien is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Brien <4>
• McAlpin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlpin
  • McAlpin is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlpin <4>
• Waters Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
  • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
• Wellborn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellborn
  • Wellborn is located in Suwannee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellborn <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hildreth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hildreth.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hildreth. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hildreth.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hildreth. See our Newspapers Page for Hildreth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hildreth ...

Looking for more information about Hildreth? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hildreth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hildreth.

Adding Hildreth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hildreth in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hildreth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hildreth post office opened in 1893.

We also found Hildreth on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hildreth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hildreth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/