Hickory, Kentucky

About Hickory

Hickory, KY is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Kentucky.

Hickory holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.89 square miles.

📰 Hickory News Today

• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Hickory, Kentucky - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 11
• Larry K Brown Obituary | Brown Funeral Home | Mayfield, KY Tribute Archive · Sep 24
• KY man arrested on out-of-county warrant in Cooper County Central Mo Info · Jun 22
• Obituary information for Laura Hayden Milner & Orr Funeral Home · Dec 22
• His Hands ministries in Hickory offers free food and drinks to the public WPSD Local 6 · Dec 24

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📰 Local News

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What Makes Hickory Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Hickory — but the Kentucky one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Kentucky, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Hickory

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Hickory

• Dinner Bell
• Hoskins BBQ — barbecue

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Hickory

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