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