Hicoria was a town in Highlands County, Florida.[1] The town was situated 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Lake Placid and was established in the 1890s.[2]

The town was located south of Florida State Road 70, between Old State Road 8 and U.S. Route 27.[1] The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad had a stop at the town on their Haines City Branch.[1] A lumber mill operated in Hicoria between 1928 and 1934.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hicoria". Ghost Towns. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Minor, Joyce (24 June 2012). "Ghost Towns of Highlands County, Florida". Highlands Today. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Valero, Marc (8 March 2015). "Highlands County's historic blazes". Highlands Today. Retrieved 31 July 2016.

27°09′06″N 81°21′12″W / 27.15167°N 81.35333°W / 27.15167; -81.35333



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