Official Name: | Hickory Creek, Houston County, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hickory Creek |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Houston |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 394 |
Coordinates: | 31.3789°N -95.3214°W |
Area Code: | 430 & 903 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1383342 |
Hickory Creek is an unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 31 in 2000.
Hickory Creek was most likely named for a nearby creek of the same name. A post office was established in 1876 but closed that next year. In the 1930s, it only had a church and several scattered houses. The population was 31 in 2000.
Hickory Creek is located on Farm to Market Road 3187 near the Davy Crockett National Forest, 17miles northeast of Crockett in north-central Houston County.
Today, the community is served by the Kennard Independent School District.