Hickory, Kentucky

Hickory
Census Designated Place
Hickory's position in Kentucky.
Coordinates: 36°49′16″N 88°38′48″W / 36.82111°N 88.64667°W / 36.82111; -88.64667Coordinates: 36°49′16″N 88°38′48″W / 36.82111°N 88.64667°W / 36.82111; -88.64667
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Graves
Elevation	130 m (427 ft)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code	42051
GNIS feature ID	2629629
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hickory, Kentucky

Hickory (also, Hickory Grove)^[1] is a census-designated place in Graves County, Kentucky, United States.,^[2] which is located north of Mayfield and 18 miles (29 km) south of Paducah in far western Kentucky.

Hickory was laid out in 1856 along the tracks of Illinois Central Gulf railroad, and named for the large hickory trees dotting the landscape. A post office called Hickory Grove was established in 1858, and the name of the post office was designated Hickory in 1914.^[3]

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Graves County, Kentucky, United States County seat: Mayfield Cities Mayfield Water Valley Wingo CDPs Fancy Farm Farmington Hickory Lowes Pryorsburg Sedalia Symsonia Unincorporated communities Bell City Boaz Clear Springs Cuba Dogwood Dublin Dukedom‡ Feliciana Folsomdale Kaler Lynnville Melber‡ Pottsville Viola West Viola Westplains Wheel Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties