Hickory Creek, Audrain County, Missouri

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Hickory Creek is an extinct town in southeast Audrain County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was on the north floodplain of the West Fork Cuivre River at the confluence of along Missouri Route W. Middletown is five miles to the southeast in adjacent Montgomery County.[2]

A post office called Hickory Creek was established in 1840, and remained in operation until 1873.[3] The community took its name from nearby Hickory Creek.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hickory Creek (historical)
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 32 ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 39°10′08″N 91°30′05″W / 39.16889°N 91.50139°W / 39.16889; -91.50139

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