Welcome to West Hickory ...

West Hickory is located in Forest County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hickory, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

A typical abbreviation for West Hickory: W. Hickory

West Hickory is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for West Hickory: (814)

Communities near West Hickory ...

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

• Oil City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Titusville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Pleasantville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Tidioute
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
• Hydetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
• Rouseville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
  • Rouseville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <4>
• Tionesta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>
• Fagundus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fagundus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagundus
  • Fagundus is located in Forest County
• Enterprise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Warren County
• Pithole City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pithole City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
  • Pithole City is located in Venango County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hickory ...

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

Adding West Hickory to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Hickory post office opened in 1866.

We also found West Hickory in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Hickory.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/