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).

Telephone area codes for Hickory Flat: (470)<3>, (678) & (770).

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 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.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
  • Roswell is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roswell <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpharetta
  • Alpharetta is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpharetta <4>
• Marietta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
  • Marietta is located in Cobb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Corners
  • Peachtree Corners is located in Gwinnett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree Corners <4>
• Milton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <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 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.

We also found Hickory Flat in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cherokee County: www.cherokeega.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/