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Welcome to Hickory Flat ...

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.

Hickory Flat would have been located within present day Chickasaw County<2>.


The location of Hickory Flat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


A typical abbreviation for Hickory Flat: Hickory Flt.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hickory Flat is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hickory Flat would have been located in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Hickory Flat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Hickory Flat: This one is located in Chickasaw County and the other is located in Benton County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 11 communities that are also named Hickory Flat - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Georgia (2), Kentucky (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.

  • Tupelo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Pontotoc
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Houston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Verona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,209 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <5>
  • Okolona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Nettleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nettleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
    • Nettleton is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nettleton <5>
  • Shannon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Vardaman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vardaman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vardaman
    • Vardaman is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vardaman <5>
  • Plantersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <5>
  • Algoma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Chickasaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hickory Flat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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