Hickory Creek, Grundy County, Missouri

Coordinates: 39°59′53″N 93°40′10″W / 39.99806°N 93.66944°W / 39.99806; -93.66944
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Hickory Creek (also called Hickory) is an unincorporated community in southwest Grundy County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on the banks of Hickory Creek along the west margin of the Thompson River bottomland and six miles south-southwest of Trenton.[2]

History

A post office called Hickory was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1942.[3] The community takes its name from nearby Hickory Creek.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hickory Creek, Grundy County, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 21, ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Grundy County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

39°59′53″N 93°40′10″W / 39.99806°N 93.66944°W / 39.99806; -93.66944