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Welcome to Bithlo ...

Bithlo is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bithlo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Bithlo is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bithlo: 407 & 321<3>

Communities near Bithlo ...

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

  • Orlando
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sanford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Titusville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Altamonte Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oviedo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oviedo
    • Oviedo is located in Seminole County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oviedo <4>
  • Winter Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Winter Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Casselberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Mary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Maitland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Bithlo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bithlo.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bithlo. 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 Bithlo.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bithlo ...

Looking for more information about Bithlo? 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 Bithlo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bithlo.

Adding Bithlo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bithlo 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 Bithlo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bithlo post office opened in 1922.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bithlo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bithlo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 407 code has been Overlayed with the 321 area code. New phone numbers in the Bithlo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 407 or 321. As a result, placing a call in the Bithlo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/