Hickory Creek, Grundy County, Missouri Explained

Hickory Creek (also called Hickory) is an unincorporated community in southwest Grundy County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. 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.^[1]

History

A post office called Hickory was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1942.^[2] The community takes its name from nearby Hickory Creek.^[3]

References

39.9981°N -93.6694°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 21,
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 3 October 2016.
3. Web site: Grundy County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 3 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070451/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_grundy.html . 24 June 2016 .