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Welcome to Little Hickman ...

Little Hickman is located in Jessamine County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Hickman, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Little Hickman is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Little Hickman: (859)

Communities near Little Hickman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Hickman.

  • Lexington - Fayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
    • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
  • Richmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Nicholasville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Danville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrodsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
    • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
  • Wilmore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lancaster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
  • Stanford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Junction City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Boyle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
  • Burgin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Little Hickman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Hickman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little Hickman. 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 Little Hickman.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Hickman ...

Looking for more information about Little Hickman? 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 Little Hickman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Little Hickman.

Adding Little Hickman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little Hickman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Little Hickman was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Little Hickman on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Hickman.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jessamine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Hickman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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