Hilolo, Florida
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the North Okeechobee census division. It lies in ZIP code area 34972. The Survey maps it on the Taylor Creek NE quadrangle.
Then and now
1953 to 1988The same ground, surveyed 35 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Taylor Creek NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Fort Pierce quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
103 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Hilolo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,447 acres in total. 36 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (OK) HILO ROAD (1161) |
| 25 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (OK) HARVESTER (1485) |
| 7 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | DETAINED (47) |
| 29 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 1125-OK-FIRE |
| 22 August 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | (OK) TINY (1363) |
| 20 August 1997 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 16 August 2006 | Natural | 22 acres | Florida Forest Service | (OK) ROLLINS (1338) |
| 12 August 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | (OK) SIBONEY FIRE (1071) |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hilolo in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2021: 2 funnel cloud, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | Hail | Hilolo | $5,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced hail up to golf ball size at the Country Hills Estates, north of the City of Okeechobee. The hail was observed at Okeechobee County Fire Rescue Station 4 near the intersection of Highway 441 and NE 168th Street, and also by nearby residents. The hail reportedly fell for over 5 minutes, Video was obtained. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hilolo | - | Okeechobee County Emergency Management relayed reports of wind damage at a local farm in the Dark Hammock area, located near the intersection of NE 120th Street and NE 56th Avenue. Three chicken barns suffered extensive roof damage and one grain storage bin was destroyed. Two trailers parked along a nearby road were also knocked over by the wind. |
| August 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Hilolo | - | A weather spotter observed a funnel cloud to his north as he was driving on US Highway 441 at the intersection of NE 240th Street, south of Fort Drum. |
| August 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Hilolo | - | A fire department official, looking north from the Okeechobee County Correctional Institution, briefly observed a funnel cloud. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Island | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Drum | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Osowaw Junction | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Dixie Ranch Acres | 11.3 miles | 13 | |
| Whispering Pines | 12.4 miles | 14 | |
| Basswood Estates | 12.7 miles | 14 | |
| Basinger | 13.4 miles | 13 | |
| Cypress Quarters | 13.8 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122567269 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 294807. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






