Welcome to Hicoria ...

Hicoria is located in Highlands County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hicoria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Hicoria is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hicoria is located in the (863) area code.

Communities near Hicoria ...

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

• Lake Placid
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Placid
  • Lake Placid is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Placid <4>
• Venus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venus
  • Venus is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venus <4>
• Placid Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placid Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
  • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
• Sylvan Shores
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
  • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
• Palmdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
  • Palmdale is located in Glades County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmdale <4>
• Hall City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
  • Hall City is located in Glades County
• Lakeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
  • Lakeport is located in Glades County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeport <4>
• De Soto City
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
  • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
• Lorida
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorida
  • Lorida is located in Highlands County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorida <4>
• Sebring
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring
  • Sebring is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebring <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 Hicoria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hicoria.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hicoria ...

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

Adding Hicoria to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hicoria post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hicoria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Highlands County: www.hcbcc.net/

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