Hickory Hill, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Place in Pennsylvania, United States

39°44′54″N 75°55′15″W / 39.74833°N 75.92083°W / 39.74833; -75.92083CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyChesterTownshipElkElevation

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449 ft (137 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

19363

Area code610FIPS code42-34296GNIS feature ID1176961

Hickory Hill (formerly the village of Nottinghamdale) is a populated place located within Elk Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] It has an estimated elevation of 449 feet (137 m) above sea level.^[5]

History

Hickory Hill was home to grist- and sawmills, a limekiln, and the Little Elk Friends Meeting, which was founded in 1825.^[2]

The Hickory Hill post office was established June 18, 1850 & the first postmaster was Wm. C. Shuler.^[7]^[2]^[8]^[9]

After the Hickory Hill post office was established in 1850 the town's name changed from Nottinghamdale to the currently known name Hickory Hill.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Feature Detail Report for: Hickory Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "History – Elk Township". elktownship.org. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Chester County Press 09-28-2022 Edition by Ad Pro Inc. - Issuu". issuu.com. September 27, 2022. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ "Hickory Hill Populated Place Profile / Chester County, Pennsylvania Data". pennsylvania.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Hickory Hill, Elk Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States - Overview - Histopolis". www.histopolis.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ "Clipping From The Philadelphia Inquirer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 12, 1834. p. 2.
^ "Chester Co PA; EARLY POST OFFICES". sites.rootsweb.com. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ Chester County Historical Society Photograph Collections. "Robert Brinton Postal History Collection | Chester County Pennsylvania Post Offices" (PDF). Chester County History Center.
^ Pisasale, Gene (January 3, 2015). "The covered bridges of Chester County". Daily Local. Retrieved December 25, 2023.