Hickory Creek, Audrain County, Missouri

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 Hickory Creek along Missouri Route W. Middletown is five miles to the southeast in adjacent Montgomery County.[2]

For other places known as Hickory Creek, see Hickory Creek.

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 August 27, 2016.
  4. "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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