Welcome to Port Hickey ...

Port Hickey is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Hickey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

A typical abbreviation for Port Hickey: Prt. Hickey

Port Hickey is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Port Hickey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Port Hickey: (225)

Communities near Port Hickey ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Hickey.

• Baton Rouge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <4>
• Central
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
• Zachary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <4>
• Baker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
• Port Allen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <4>
• New Roads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <4>
• Jackson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Brusly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <4>
• Saint Francisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <4>
• Livonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <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 Port Hickey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Hickey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Hickey ...

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

Adding Port Hickey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Hickey 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 Port Hickey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Port Hickey post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Hickey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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