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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeechobee
  • Okeechobee is located in Okeechobee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okeechobee <3>
• Cypress Quarters
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Quarters
  • Cypress Quarters is located in Okeechobee County
• Taylor Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Creek
  • Taylor Creek is located in Okeechobee County
• Yeehaw Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeehaw Junction
  • Yeehaw Junction is located in Osceola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeehaw Junction <3>
• Buckhead Ridge
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead Ridge
  • Buckhead Ridge is located in Glades County
• Fellsmere
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsmere
  • Fellsmere is located in Indian River County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fellsmere <3>
• Lakewood Park
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Park
  • Lakewood Park is located in Saint Lucie County
• Florida Ridge
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Ridge
  • Florida Ridge is located in Indian River County
• Saint Lucie Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
  • Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
• Saint Lucie
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
  • Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
  • 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 for Hilolo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Hilolo post office opened in 1926.

We also found Hilolo in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hilolo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Okeechobee County: www.co.okeechobee.fl.us/

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