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Hickory Kentucky Map

Explore Hickory, Kentucky, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Hickory, Kentucky

How to Use This Hickory, Kentucky Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hickory, Kentucky. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Kentucky or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Hickory.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Hickory
State	Kentucky (KY)
County	Graves County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	36.822557
Longitude	-88.647549
Population	235
Density	101.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	42051
Area Code	270, 364
County Seat	Mayfield
School District	Graves County School District

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About Hickory, Kentucky

Hickory is a locality in Graves County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 235. The population density is 101.8 people per km². Hickory is located at 36.8226°N, 88.6475°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 42051.

Hickory occupies a quiet reach of the Purchase where the land flattens into expansive, fertile fields that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun begins its descent. It lies 18.2 miles south of Paducah, KY (from Paducah, KY: bearing 188°T), and is situated 5.6 miles north of Mayfield. Cooley Creek traces a serpentine path through the low-lying terrain, its waters carving a subtle, damp rhythm into the earth that sustains the dense thickets and wild grasses along its banks. On clear days, the distant, hazy silhouette of Hogskin Ridge marks the western horizon, a faint reminder of the geological theater that shapes the wider region. The light here has a particular, heavy clarity, turning the dusty lanes a muted gold and catching the edges of the persistent, humid air that rises from the damp soil of the creek bed.

Hickory remains defined by the steady, measured pulse of agrarian life, where the local economy is dictated by the turning seasons and the success of the harvest. Families have worked this soil for generations, maintaining a tradition of industry that feels as deep and enduring as the limestone foundation beneath the Kentucky topsoil. While the pace of modern life hums in the distance, the people here find their common ground at the Graves County War Memorial Fairgrounds, a space that serves as the anchor for communal gatherings and collective memory. Life in Hickory persists with a modest, unadorned integrity, far removed from the frantic noise of larger centers, centering instead on the quiet maintenance of the land and the simple, persistent continuity of small-scale commerce.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Graves County War Memorial Fairgrounds (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 181° S
Mayfield-Graves County Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 179° S
Kaler Bottoms Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 058° NE
Confederate Memorial Gates (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 173° S
Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.1 mi, 022° N · 19k acres
Murphy's Pond (State Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 244° SW
Obion Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 247° SW
Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden And Toyland (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 040° NE
Lloyd Tilghman Memorial (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 005° N
Wacinton (Public Artwork) — 18.1 mi, 002° N
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 008° N
Water Park for kids (Theme Park) — 18.3 mi, 065° NE
Noble Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 001° N
Market House Theatre (Theatre) — 18.5 mi, 009° N
Bricolage Art Collective (Gallery) — 18.5 mi, 009° N
Kincaid Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 19.8 mi, 026° NE
Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park (State Park) — 22.3 mi, 061° NE
Fort Massac (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 351° N
Kentucky Lake Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 22.8 mi, 099° E · 7,899 acres
Superman Museum & Gift Shop (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 348° N
Lois Lane Statue (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 349° N
Shawnee National Forest (National Forest) — 24.3 mi, 015° N · 274k acres
Car Seat - Photo Opp (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 055° NE
Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 25.8 mi, 064° NE · 171k acres
Land Between the Lakes Other (National Forest) — 25.8 mi, 064° NE · 171k acres
Red Devil Stadium (Stadium) — 26.6 mi, 212° SW
Burial Mound (Historic Ruins) — 26.6 mi, 293° NW
Barrens (Nature Reserve) — 28.8 mi, 009° N
Lowest Point in Illinois (Viewpoint) — 29.5 mi, 292° W
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.5 mi, 322° NW · 33k acres

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