Welcome to Hickory Flat ...
Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hickory Flat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.
A typical abbreviation for Hickory Flat: Hickory Flt.
Hickory Flat is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hickory Flat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Hickory Flat and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Codes for Hickory Flat: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>
Communities Also Named Hickory Flat ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Hickory Flat: This one is located in Cherokee County and the other is located in Banks County.
Beyond Georgia, there are 11 communities that are also named Hickory Flat - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Kentucky (2), Mississippi (2), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Flat.
Websites for Hickory Flat ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.cherokee-chamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hickory Flat, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Hickory Flat ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hickory Flat.
- Roswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Johns Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johns Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Johns Creek is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,192 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johns Creek <4>
- Alpharetta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunwoody West
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunwoody West have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoody West
- Dunwoody West is located in DeKalb County
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,733 people
- Peachtree Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kennesaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw
- Kennesaw is located in Cobb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennesaw <4>
- Kennesaw Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennesaw Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
- Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
- Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hickory Flat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hickory Flat. 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 Flat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Flat. See our Newspapers Page for Hickory Flat.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hickory Flat ...
Looking for more information about Hickory Flat? 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 Flat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hickory Flat.
Adding Hickory Flat to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hickory Flat 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 Hickory Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hickory Flat post office opened in 1830. The Hickory Flat post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hickory Flat.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hickory Flat - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Hickory Flat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Hickory Flat 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |