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Welcome to Hickory Grove ...

Hickory Grove is located in Lawrence County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hickory Grove: Hickory Grv.

Hickory Grove is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hickory Grove: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Hickory Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Hickory Grove: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 45 communities that are also named Hickory Grove - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi (3), New York, North Carolina (7), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (5), Tennessee (6), Texas, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Hickory Grove ...

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

  • Russellville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Haleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Moulton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Phil Campbell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Double Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Bear Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Town Creek
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Littleville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Leighton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
    • Leighton is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <4>
  • North Courtland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
    • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hickory Grove ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hickory Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Hickory Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Hickory Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.