Welcome to Hesperides ...

Hesperides is located in Polk County<1>.

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

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

Hesperides is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hesperides (for example, toward Fellsmere), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Hesperides is located in the (863) area code.

Communities Also Named Hesperides ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Hesperides: This one is located in Polk County and the other is located in Hillsborough County.

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

Communities near Hesperides ...

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

• Winter Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Haven
  • Winter Haven is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Haven <4>
• Haines City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines City
  • Haines City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haines City <4>
• Lake Wales
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wales
  • Lake Wales is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Wales <4>
• Dundee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
• Frostproof
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostproof
  • Frostproof is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostproof <4>
• Eagle Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
  • Eagle Lake is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <4>
• Lake Hamilton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hamilton
  • Lake Hamilton is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Hamilton <4>
• Hillcrest Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
  • Hillcrest Heights is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
• Highland Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Highland Park is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
• Babson Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babson Park
  • Babson Park is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babson Park <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 Hesperides. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hesperides.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hesperides ...

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

Adding Hesperides to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hesperides.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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