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  Hickory County, Missouri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hickory County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri.
In the county the population was spread out with 19.90% under the age of 18, 5.30% from 18 to 24, 19.10% from 25 to 44, 29.70% from 45 to 64, and 26.10% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,346, and the median income for a family was $28,779.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hickory_County,_Missouri   (387 words)

  
 Hickory County
The Hickory County Extension Council, as established by state statute, is a partner with University Outreach and Extension and USDA-CSREES in the development, implementation and evaluation of extension educational programs.
Helping Hickory County farmers to incorporate cost saving production strategies, integrate more of the processing and marketing functions, and survive in the face of a rapidly industrializing agriculture is a high priority.
Hickory County Extension will help residents maintain a safe food supply by providing educational programs and resources to increase knowledge and skills relating to buying, handling and preparation of food.
outreach.missouri.edu /about/program-plans/counties/hickory.html   (2640 words)

  
 A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri
The oldest post-office in the county is Quincy--called Judy's Gap--, and the youngest is Galmey, established in 1887.
Hermitage, the county seat, is situated near the center of the county, on the Pomme de Terre River, in the midst of the mining district and 45 miles from Lebanon, Laclede Co., the nearest railroad station.
Hermitage, the county seat, was surveyed and platted in 1847, included the Northwest fourth of the Southeast fourth of Section 23, Township 37, Range 22, and is within sixty rods of the center of the county.
thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org /lochist/moser/hickorypl.html   (3699 words)

  
 Hickory Co ALHN
The following description of Hickory County is a transcription, complete with many misspellings and grammatical errors, of the county description contained in the very first issue of The Index, the county's Republican weekly newspaper since July 1885.
The prairies on the east and on the west side of the county, run the whole length of the county, leaving the strip through the middle of the county timber land, among which there are some very fine farms.
When other counties in this part of the state were being swindled in railroad projects Hickory county stood back and took no part in such enterprises; and while her sister counties owe from $35,000 to $300,000, Hickory has nothing to pay and has no trouble.
members.tripod.com /mohickalhn   (960 words)

  
 A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets of Missouri
As soon as the county seat location was settled, X X X a court house was built on the west end of Lot 2, Block 8, in Hermitage.
Hickory County was organized under the act of the General Assembly of February 14, 1845, and received the familiar name given to General Andrew Jackson.
Hickory County was named in 1845 for Andrew Jackson, known as "Old Hickory", with his home called "The Hermitage", at Nashville, Tennessee.
thelibrary.springfield.missouri.org /lochist/moser/hickoryco.html   (772 words)

  
 Hickory County Obituaries
Roney Hickory County Index 2/13/1908 John A. Browder John A. Browder, the subject of this sketch, was born near Knoxville, Tenn., October 25th, 1827, and was united in marriage to Rose Ann Igou October 14, 1859.
Hickory County Index 3/26/1908 Aunt Patsey Green died at her home at Childers on the 19th day of March of pneumonia fever and was laid to rest in Bethel Cemetery the following day.
Hickory County Index 6/13/1912 Jim Mock Last Wednesday evening quite a shock came which cast a heavy gloom over this part of the country, when Jim Mock, brother of Henry Mock, was struck by lightning and killed.
www.looktothepast.com /obits.html   (3056 words)

  
 Hickory County, Missouri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hickory County encompasses 410 square miles of rough, hilly timberland and high, rolling prairies.
The 2000 U.S. Census shows the majority of Hickory County residents are married, have a high school diploma, own their own home and have lived in the same home for 5 or more years.
In 1886 the Hickory County Democrat began reporting from Wheatland, and nine years later in 1895, the Gazette was reporting county news.
www.hickorycountymo.com   (985 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hickory Grove, on State Highway 154 and a dirt road three miles east of Cooper in central Delta County, is bordered on the west by a branch of Big Creek and on the east by Boyd Branch.
The area was settled by 1875 when the Hickory Grove school opened; early teachers included J. Cornwall and "Dad Shannon." By 1931 local residents had established the Hickory Grove Baptist Church and sent a delegate to a meeting of the Delta County Baptist Association.
The 1936 county highway map identified the settlement as a school and a cluster of dwellings.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/HH/hrh98.html   (237 words)

  
 Hickory, North Carolina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hickory is the economic, social, and cultural center of the Catawba Valley.
Hickory was known in the years after World War II for the "Miracle of Hickory".
Hickory is the hometown of the infamous SuperShadow (real name Mickey Suttle), who has been making wild claims to the Star Wars community since Episode I: The Phantom Menace came out in 1999.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hickory,_North_Carolina   (1176 words)

  
 Recent Hickory County Obituaries
From the Hickory County Index, 22 Jun 2005 Mabel Jo Thomas, 93, Raytown, Mo., died June 15, 2005, at the Bickford House in Raytown.
From the Hickory County Index, 22 Jun 2005 Chloia Franklin Southard Stevens was born on July 31, 1918, the daughter of Walter Franklin and Mealie Mae Mullins Southard and departed this life on June 11, 2005, at Christian Health Care of Hermitage, Missouri.
Interment was in Grant Cemetery near Creighton, Mo. From the Hickory County Index, 17 Aug 2005 Betty Jeanne Anderson, 81, Buffalo, Mo., died August 14, 2005, at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar.
www.looktothepast.com /hickoryobits2.html   (11490 words)

  
 Hickory County Missouri History and Genealogy including Hermitage, Wheatland, Cross Timbers, Preston, Black Oak, ...
Some of the facts contained are the number of farms and their acreages, number of cows, horses, mules, pigs, sheep, goats, poultry, colonies of bees, how many farms had mortgages and how many were free of debt, the amount of butter produced, the number of bushels of apples, peaches, pears, etc.
Hickory County is located in the Southwestern portion of the Missouri Ozarks and is surrounded by the following counties: St. Clair County * Benton County * Camden County * Dallas County * and Polk County.
Since we sell many different Missouri and Arkansas County History CDs, please be sure to specify that you wish to see the sample from the Hickory County, Missouri history.
www.hearthstonelegacy.com /hickory.htm   (985 words)

  
 State of Missouri (1904) - Hickory County
Beginning at the west side of the county, prairie of undulating type extends one-fourth across, followed successively by strips of rough breaks of Pomme de Terre River, prairie, and foothills of an Ozark unevenness which breaks through the border of Camden County.
Two-thirds of Hickory County is timber land, three-fourths of which is now tree bearing.
Near the railroad on the west side of Hickory county are several farms contributing daily to Kansas City dairy markets.
tacnet.missouri.org /history/state04/hickory.html   (775 words)

  
 Hickory County Genealogy
Hickory County is now part of the U.S. GenWeb Family Group Sheet Project.
Hickory County was formed on February 14, 1845 from parts of Polk and Benton Counties.
Clair County, on the South by Polk and Dallas counties, on the East by Camden County, and on the North by Benton County.
www.rootsweb.com /~mohickor/index.html   (580 words)

  
 Our Brown County, Indiana: Hickory Wind at Gnaw Bone
The band Hickory Wind provides the music and Chef Beni Clevenger, creator of the “Gnaw Bone Tenderloin”TM made famous in 2003 when it was featured in Gourmet Magazine and on the Today Show, provides the food.
I first heard Hickory Wind when they were playing in Nashville on the courthouse yard one beautiful summer evening about three years ago.
Hickory Wind has been featured on WFHB radio in Bloomington and performed at the opening of a new store, Hollywood General Store, in St Joseph, Michigan.
www.ourbrowncounty.com /0506s2.htm   (689 words)

  
 Catawba County - Welcome to NC.com
It is in the west central section of the State and is bounded by Iredell, Burke, Lincoln, Caldwell and Alexander counties.
Catawba County is the center of a heavily industrialized area.
It is known world wide as a furniture manufacturing center, has internationally known showrooms such as the Hickory Furniture Mart, and has been unofficially proclaimed as the "Furniture Capital of the World." Its traditional industries of furniture, hosiery and textiles have been joined by industries of the technological age.
www.welcometonc.com /countydirectories/Catawba   (258 words)

  
 HICKORY MOTOR SPEEDWAY
The Hickory Motor Speedway is the oldest professional sporting venue in Catawba County.
Hickory Motor Speedway also stands as the oldest continually operated motor speedway in the country.
Hickory Motor Speedway has three fully equipped concession stands, a souvenir stand, six large restroom areas, and three enclosed air-conditioned hospitality suites.
www.hickorymotorspeedway.com /about.htm   (154 words)

  
 The Miss Hickory Scholarship Pageant - A Miss America Regional Organization   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Originally, the pageant was named the Miss Hickory Pageant and was sponsored by the Hickory Jaycees from 1958 to 1983, at which time the group made the decision to discontinue the pageant.
The local pageant directors and committee members made the decision that with the additional territory, and with Hickory being the “Hub” of the area, the pageant should be changed to the Miss Hickory Scholarship Pageant as of October, 1991.
Hickory’s “Name to Fame” lies with these following young ladies: Monta Maki, Miss Hickory 1979 who became Miss North Carolina, and Sandra Truitt, Miss Hickory 1976 who later became Miss Illinois and was first runner-up in the 1981 Miss America Pageant.
www.misshickory.com /history.html   (377 words)

  
 Official Internet Home of Catawba County, NC Government (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Catawba County Historical Association is celebrating the opening of the Harper House and the Lyerly House with a traditional "Victorian Christmas at the Harper House" event, December 8, 9 and 10 from 5-9 pm at the house at 310 North Center Street in Hickory.
Catawba County young people who are active in 4-H have represented the county well recently in state, regional and national contests.
Catawba County E-news is sent to subscriber's e-mails every other week, detailing items to be discussed at upcoming meetings of the Board of Commissioners and other news and information about Catawba County and its services.
www.co.catawba.nc.us.cob-web.org:8888   (864 words)

  
 Catawba County EDC - Home Page
Catawba County’s manufacturing prowess is supported and accentuated by a rich geography and diverse lifestyle that has brought the area national recognition.
Catawba County is also renowned as a center of the region’s retail shopping, entertainment and cultural life.
The Hickory Metro Higher Education Center is a joint education center developed to provide a unique collaborative learning experience to the Hickory, North Carolina MSA.
www.catawbaedc.org   (356 words)

  
 Hickory County Public Health Department   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Hickory County Health Department was established for, and is committed to disease prevention and health promotion for all residents the county, by means of education, regulation, and direct delivery of health care services, so that all may reach their fullest health potential.
In 2005 the Hickory County Health Department sent out a 74-question survey to 4,500 residents in an effort to collect feedback on what environmental issues and concerns the community wanted to see improved.
The survey was a tool to give the community a voice and a way to partner together to keep Hickory County a clean, economical and healthy place to live.
www.hickorycountymo.com /health.html   (794 words)

  
 Henderson County thumps Hickory - HendersonvilleNews.com - Times-News Online
Jerry Brinkley's two-run single in the bottom of the seventh capped Henderson County's scoring onslaught, when the game was called due to the 10-run lead rule.
After falling behind Hickory 4-3 after three innings, Henderson County (13-8, 10-7) scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the fourth to capture the lead for good.
Galloway struggled early giving up an RBI-single to Hickory's Brian Dice in the first inning and then was tagged for three runs on four hits in the third frame.
www.hendersonvillenews.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060629/SPORTS/606290372/1008   (525 words)

  
 Hickory County, Missouri MO, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Hickory County is one of 114 counties in Missouri.
This was an increase of 2.54% from the 2000 census.
Hickory County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=20356   (617 words)

  
 Hickory County, Missouri houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hickory County is $359 a month.
Churches in Hickory County include: Church of Jesus Christ, Twin Cedars Chapel, The House of the Lord, Little Niangua Baptist Church, Pomme de Terre Southern Baptist Church, Pleasant Ridge Church, Olive Point Church, Bethel Southers Baptist Church.
Hickory County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Missouri state average.
www.city-data.com /county/Hickory_County-MO.html   (510 words)

  
 Hickory County, MO News
Two Johnson County teenagers were killed Friday morning when the car they were in ran off a highway near Missouri's Lake Pomme de Terre.
Law officers in a number southwest Missouri counties are keeping an eye out for several men who raised suspicions by buying disposable cell phones at a small discount store in rural Missouri last week.
Anita Hampton is an active member of the Polk County Extension Council, secretary for the Southwest Missouri Regional Extension Council and a member of the Missouri Extension Council.
www.topix.net /county/hickory-mo   (659 words)

  
 Hickory Daily Record | Running for a cause
HICKORY - More than a dozen Hickory police officers will be running the streets of Hickory today.
Hickory Police Lt. Hank Guess expects at least 12 officers to run from Second Avenue, SW, to Tate Boulevard, SE, to Fairgrove Church Road.
The public is invited to run along with the officers or come cheer them on.
www.hickoryrecord.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=HDR/MGArticle/HDR_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1137836265914&path=!news!localnews   (236 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Hickory County, Mo.
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politicalgraveyard.com /geo/MO/HI.html   (483 words)

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