Hilliardville, Florida is a small unincorporated community in northern Wakulla County

Wakulla County, Florida

Wakulla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 22,863. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 28,212 people...

, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

Location

Hilliardville is located at the junction of Bloxham Cutoff Road and Springhill Road at the northwest corner of Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park

Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park

Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park is a Florida State Park in Wakulla County, Florida, USA. This 6,000 acre wildlife sanctuary, located south of Tallahassee, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and designated a National Natural Landmark...

. The elevation at Hilliardville is 62 feet (18.8m).

History

Hilliardville has been a community since the late 1800s and was a stop on the Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad

Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad

The Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad was a short railroad running in north Florida and southern Georgia.- History :The Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad was incorporated on January 5, 1891. It was projected along a route extending from Carrabelle through Tallahassee and northward...

. The train arrived at Hilliardville at 1:55 in the afternoon from Tallahassee

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

, picked up passengers and goods, and departed arriving in Lanark

Lanark Village, Florida

Lanark Village is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Florida, United States. It is located along US 98, on the Gulf of Mexico.-Geography:Lanark Village is located at ....

at 3:00 in the afternoon.

Sources

• Brainy Geoigraphy