Explore Hickory Grove, South Carolina, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hickory Grove, South Carolina. 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 South Carolina 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 Grove.
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 Grove |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Saluda County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.978464 |
| Longitude | -81.418057 |
| Population | 449 |
| Density | 103.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 29526, 29501, 29138, 29717 |
| Area Code | 803, 864 |
| County Seat | Saluda |
| School District | York School District 1 |
Hickory Grove holds its place in the red-clay expanse of the South Carolina piedmont, where the land stretches out in a series of quiet, sun-baked swells. It lies 14.5 miles south-southwest of Newberry, SC (from Newberry, SC: bearing 207°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-northeast of Saluda. The horizon remains broad and unbroken, save for the faint, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains resting far to the northwest. A mile from the main crossroad, the waters of Persimmon Creek trace a slow, muddy path through the undergrowth, feeding the stillness of the woods. During the humid peak of summer, the light turns a thick, golden amber, casting long shadows that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon against the bark of the loblolly pines. Three miles away, the quiet surface of R Colemans Pond reflects the shifting clouds, offering a brief, cool respite from the endless rows of farmland that define the surrounding acreage.
Hickory Grove emerged from the nineteenth-century expansion of the railroad, serving as a vital point for the timber and agricultural trade that sustained the local economy for generations. The legacy of those early years lingers in the weathered storefronts and the steady, deliberate pace of those who still work the surrounding fields. While the heavy industry of the past has softened, the influence of the land remains absolute, shaping the daily routines of the residents who gather at the Higgins-Zoar Community Center to mark the passing seasons. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the slow cycle of growth and harvest, an existence tethered to the soil and the quiet endurance of a landscape that asks for patience in return for its yield.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hickory Grove, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.978464, -81.418057. 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 Grove includes the ZIP code (29526, 29501, 29138), telephone area code (803, 864), county seat of Saluda County (Saluda), and school district assignment (York School District 1).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |