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Welcome to Hicoria ...

Hicoria is located in Highlands County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hicoria: 863

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)
  • Venus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Placid Lakes
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
  • Sylvan Shores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
  • Palmdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hall City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hall City is located in Glades County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
  • Lakeport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • De Soto City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
  • Lorida
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Crewsville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Crewsville is located in Hardee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville

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 (so far) for Hicoria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hicoria post office opened in 1915. The Hicoria post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hicoria.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Highlands, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hicoria - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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