Hickory Creek, Grundy County, Missouri

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-southeast 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]

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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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)



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