Nearby Communities in the 1890s

We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Lake of the Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake of the Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake of the Hills listed first.

• Wahneta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
  • Wahneta is located in Polk County
• Winter Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 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 <2>
• Eagle Lake
  (10 miles [16.1 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 <2>
• Haines City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 <2>
• Gordonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
  • Gordonville is located in Polk County
• Auburndale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
  • Auburndale is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburndale <2>
• Bartow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Bartow is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartow <2>
• Homeland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
  • Homeland is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homeland <2>
• Fort Meade
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Meade
  • Fort Meade is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Meade <2>
• Lakeland
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Lakeland is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeland <2>
• Bowling Green
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Hardee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <2>
• Avon Park
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Park
  • Avon Park is located in Highlands County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon Park <2>
• Kissimmee
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissimmee
  • Kissimmee is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kissimmee <2>
• Saint Cloud
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
  • Saint Cloud is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Cloud <2>
• Kathleen
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathleen
  • Kathleen is located in Polk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kathleen <2>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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