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Welcome to Hickory Square ...

Hickory Square is located in Wayne County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hickory Square: Hickory Sq. (or less commonly used: Hickory Sqr.)

Hickory Square is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hickory Square lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hickory Square: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Hickory Square ...

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

  • Newark
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sodus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
    • Sodus is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <4>
  • Weedsport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
    • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <4>
  • Port Byron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Byron
    • Port Byron is located in Cayuga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,181 people
    • Former name for Port Byron:
    • Bucksville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Byron <4>
  • Sodus Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Haven
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Victory
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Cayuga County
  • Hannibal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hickory Square ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hickory Square - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Hickory Square area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Hickory Square area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.