Hickory County Geography Page

This page provides links to information related to Hickory County history, geography and communities. Please email me if you find a broken link or have suggestions for additions.

Maps of Hickory County

Early Missouri maps from the MOGenWeb map project:

District of Louisiana, 1804

Early Missouri Railroad Maps from the American Memory Collection at the Library of Congress.

Campbell's Sectional Topographical & Descriptive 1876 map of Hickory County.

1895 U.S. Atlas map of Hickory County.

1904 Hickory County map and historical description, from the Henry County Library.

Clason's Guide Map of Missouri, 1920 county map.

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Selected Hickory County schools located on 1920 county map.

1930 Plat Book for Hickory County will eventually be at this website [they keep promising to get it scanned].

Hickory County 1990 Census Map courtesy of Mary Hudson.

Today's map of the county from US Census Tiger mapping system.

Find a topo map or air photo of any US location at TerraServer-USA.

Not sure where a town, cemetery, school is located? Check the USGS GNIS (Geographic Names Information System).

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Hickory County History

Early History of Hickory County published in 1876.
Information about the Hickory County Courthouse from University of Missouri Extension Service.
Springfield-Greene County Library synopsis of Hickory County history.
Population change, 1850-2000.
The Political Graveyard page for Hickory County.
Holdings of the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection at Rolla for Hickory County.
Missouri Digital Archives [nothing specific to Hickory County yet, but keep watching!].
History of Post Offices in the county.
Hickory County fact sheet from Missouri Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA).
Ghost Towns of Hickory County....places that have disappeared from the map.
Lots of information on the Civil War in Missouri (scroll down past Mississippi to Missouri links).
National Register of Historical Places listings for Hickory County.

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Hickory County Communities

Communities in Hickory County from Springfield-Greene County Library.

Any suggestions for this category? Surely there are some interesting stories about some of the communities in Hickory County. Please send me your ideas.

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