Welcome to Hilolo ...
Hilolo is located in Okeechobee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hilolo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1926.
Hilolo is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hilolo lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Hilolo: 863
Communities near Hilolo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hilolo.
- Okeechobee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cypress Quarters
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cypress Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Quarters
- Taylor Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Taylor Creek is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Creek
- Yeehaw Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhead Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buckhead Ridge is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead Ridge
- Fellsmere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Park is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Park
- Florida Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Florida Ridge is located in Indian River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Ridge
- Saint Lucie Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
- Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
- Saint Lucie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
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 Hilolo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hilolo.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hilolo. See our Newspapers Page for Hilolo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hilolo ...
Looking for more information about Hilolo? 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 Hilolo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hilolo.
Adding Hilolo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hilolo 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 Hilolo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Hilolo post office opened in 1926. The Hilolo post office closed in 1931.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilolo.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Okeechobee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hilolo - 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/ |