Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: maps from 1904 on and old-book passages.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hickory’s history is told.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hickory. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hickory.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Hickory yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Hickory is a census-designated place located in Mount Pleasant Township, Washington County in the state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census the population was 740 residents.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 740 to 664 (-10%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Passages that mention Hickory, cut from the printed page as they were published.
The United Presbyterian Congregation of Mount Pleasant.' — This congregation is located in Mount Pleasant township. The house of worship is situated in the village of Hickory, and not far from the centre of the township. The precise date of its organization cannot now be ascertained. It was most probably organized by the Associate Presbytery of Pennsylvania between 1790 and 1800. It is recog-
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
A. M. Carlisle attended school in Mt. Pleasant Township and later at Hickory, and lived at home until his first marriage when he moved on the farm he now owns, south of Hickory, and lived there nntil January, 1906, when he moved to Smith Township, buying his present farm from his father-in-law, J. L. Rankin. He repaired the house and erected new farm buildings, his barn being the best structure of its kind in the township. He has
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
