Welcome to Hickory Island ...

Hickory Island is primarily located in Clay County<1>. A portion of Hickory Island extends into Vigo County.

The location of Hickory Island has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Hickory Island: Hickory Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Hickory Island is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hickory Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Hickory Island (for example, toward Marshall (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Hickory Island lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Hickory Island ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hickory Island - it's located in Michigan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Island.

Communities near Hickory Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hickory Island.

• Terre Haute
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Brazil
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <4>
• Sullivan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
  • Sullivan is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Jasonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasonville
  • Jasonville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasonville <4>
• Shelburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <4>
• Farmersburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <4>
• Seelyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Dugger
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger
  • Dugger is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dugger <4>
• Clay City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hickory Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hickory Island.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hickory Island. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Island.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Island. See our Newspapers Page for Hickory Island.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hickory Island ...

Looking for more information about Hickory Island? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hickory Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hickory Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickory Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyin.gov/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov