Hickory Barren, Missouri Explained

Hickory Barren is an unincorporated community in northern Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route H, two miles north of Fellows Lake. Fair Grove is approximately four miles to the northeast.^[1]

History

A post office called Hickory Barren was established in 1846, and remained in operation until 1906.^[2] The community was named for a grove of hickory trees near the open, or "barren", town site.^[3]

References

37.3478°N -93.2214°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52,
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 3 October 2016.
3. Web site: Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 3 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071559/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_greene.html . 24 June 2016 .