Hickory Kentucky Map

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.

About This Hickory Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hickory, Kentucky. Coordinates: 36.822557, -88.647549. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Hickory includes the ZIP code (42051), telephone area code (270, 364), county seat of Graves County (Mayfield), and school district assignment (Graves County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.