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Hickory Creek is located

Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hickory Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

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

Hickory Creek is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hickory Creek: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Hickory Creek ...

While we believe that this Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County, we know of another 2 Texas communities named Hickory Creek. Those communities are located in the following counties: Denton and Houston County.

Beyond Texas, there are 10 communities that are also named Hickory Creek - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri (2) 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.

  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bonham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Commerce
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <4>
  • Farmersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
    • Farmersville is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <4>
  • Leonard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
    • Leonard is located in Fannin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <4>
  • Whitewright
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wolfe City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Celeste
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
    • Celeste is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <4>
  • Blue Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ector
    (16 miles [25.7 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 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 for Hickory Creek was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Hickory Creek in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Hickory Creek post office opened in 1879.

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickory Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hunt County: www.huntcounty.net

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hunt, 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>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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Hickory Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Hickory Creek 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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