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Welcome to Hickory Barren ...

Hickory Barren is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Hickory Barren is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hickory Barren, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Hickory Barren is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hickory Barren: 417

Communities near Hickory Barren ...

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

  • Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Marshfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Battlefield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Battlefield is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
  • Willard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rogersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Strafford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fremont Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fremont Hills is located in Christian County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Walnut Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hickory Barren ...

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

Adding Hickory Barren to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hickory Barren 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 (so far) for Hickory Barren was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hickory Barren - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.