Hickory Barren, Missouri

Hickory Barren is an unincorporated community in northern Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route H, two miles north of Fellows Lake. Fair Grove is approximately four miles to the northeast.[2]

History

A post office called Hickory Barren was established in 1846, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] The community was named for a grove of hickory trees near the open, or "barren", town site.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hickory Barren, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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