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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Hickory Flat. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hickory Flat to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hickory Flat, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hickory Flat (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hickory Flat. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Hickory Flat ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hickory Flat: Hickory Flt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Hickory Flat. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickory Flat.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Hickory Flat is historic, it would have been located within present day Chickasaw County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chickasaw County: Calhoun, Clay, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Hickory Flat. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hickory Flat:
- Chickasaw County (The home county of Hickory Flat)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Van Vleet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Okolona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- New Houlka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>
- Thelma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Anchor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Woodland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Vardaman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Sarepta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Derma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Benela
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Bruce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Calhoun City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Banner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Una
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Montpelier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Beasley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Abbott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Griffith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Siloam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Whites
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Cedar Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Mhoons Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Pheba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Itawamba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Carolina
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Ballardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ballardsville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballardsville
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Abney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
- Mantachie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette County
- Lafayette Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Shannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bissell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Plantersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tupelo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Indian Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Mooreville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mooreville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Birmingham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Saltillo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jug Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Boggan Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Nettleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Wren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Amory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Aberdeen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Muldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- Hatley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Ales ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ales is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Goodford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Algoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pannell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Pontotoc
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Cherry Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Sherman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Possum Trot
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Turnpike
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Ecru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Toccopola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Blue Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ingomar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ellistown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Mound City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Mantee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Hohenlinden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Montevista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Clarkson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Fame
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hickory Flat, see our County-by-County Page for Hickory Flat.
Cemeteries Near Hickory Flat ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hickory Flat.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hickory Flat - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hickory Flat covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ross Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Halsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pask Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McKinnon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Troy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Cemetery
- The Troy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Falkner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59258 <3>
- Reid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (341 more) ...
- Neal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Citizens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Hickory Flat in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hickory Flat.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hickory Flat, with the one closest to Hickory Flat listed first.
- Coleville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Coleville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleville
- Van Vleet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- Neals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Neals is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Ridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Okolona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Houlka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>
- Holladay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holladay is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chiwapa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chiwapa is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiwapa
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Sonora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hickory Flat. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickory Flat.
Newspapers Published in Hickory Flat ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickory Flat.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hickory Flat, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hickory Flat.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hickory Flat:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Chickasaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Itawamba County
- Lafayette County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Pontotoc County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Hickory Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hickory Flat) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |