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Welcome to Hedrick ...

So far, we found very little information about Hedrick. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hedrick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hedrick, please Contact Us.


Hedrick would have been located within present day Dent County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hedrick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hedrick is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Hedrick was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Hedrick was located: 573 & 235<4>

Communities Also Named Hedrick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hedrick - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana and Iowa.

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

Communities near Hedrick ...

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

  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Licking
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgar Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jack
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jack is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
  • Lenox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lenox is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Coulstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Coulstone is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
  • Darien
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Darien is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Howes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Howes is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
  • Doss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Lake Spring
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lake Spring is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring

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

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

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

Adding Hedrick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hedrick in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hedrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hedrick post office opened in 1884. The Hedrick post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hedrick.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hedrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hedrick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Hedrick area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Hedrick area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/