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Welcome to Hickory Creek ...

Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hickory Creek, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Hickory Creek: Hickory Crk. (or less commonly used: Hickory Ck. or Hickory Cr.)

Hickory Creek is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hickory Creek: 660

Communities Also Named Hickory Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Hickory Creek: This one is located in Grundy County and the other is located in Audrain County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 10 communities that are also named Hickory Creek - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Texas (3) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hickory Creek ...

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

  • Chillicothe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Trenton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallatin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jamesport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gilman City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Breckenridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Utica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Utica is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Galt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spickard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Chula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chula is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hickory Creek ...

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

Adding Hickory Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hickory Creek 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 Creek was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Grundy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hickory Creek - 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.