Welcome to West Hickory ...
West Hickory is located in Forest County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hickory, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.
A typical abbreviation for West Hickory: W. Hickory
West Hickory is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Hickory lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Hickory: 814 & 582<3>
Communities near West Hickory ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Hickory.
- Oil City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oil City is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
- Titusville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
- Titusville is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
- Pleasantville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Pleasantville is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
- Tidioute
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
- Tidioute is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
- Hydetown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
- Hydetown is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Rouseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
- Rouseville is located in Venango County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <4>
- Tionesta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
- Tionesta is located in Forest County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>
- Fagundus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Enterprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Warren County
- Pithole City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pithole City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pithole City
- Pithole City is located in Venango County
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 West Hickory. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Hickory.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Hickory. 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 West Hickory.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Hickory. See our Newspapers Page for West Hickory.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hickory ...
Looking for more information about West Hickory? 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 West Hickory, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Hickory.
Adding West Hickory to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Hickory 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 for West Hickory was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the West Hickory post office opened in 1866.
We also found West Hickory in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Hickory.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Hickory. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Forest, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Hickory - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the West Hickory area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the West Hickory 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |