Hickory Barren, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of 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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Municipalities and communities of Greene County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Springfield
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  • Battlefield
  • Fair Grove
  • Republic‡
  • Rogersville‡
  • Springfield‡
  • Strafford
  • Walnut Grove
  • Willard
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37°20′52″N 93°13′17″W / 37.34778°N 93.22139°W / 37.34778; -93.22139


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