Hickory Valley, Tennessee

Hickory Valley is a town in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States.

The main buildings of the settlement were located one mile southwest of the present town and a former Indian trail and the historical Boliver-LaGrange Road are still visible in some places south of Hickory Valley.

A railroad levee that runs through the town is still visible, and is believed to have been built by slaves from a plantation owned by Darius Robinson.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.

Hickory Valley has the only remaining sassafras mill in the United States, which sits in front of City Hall.

The mill was built and owned by locals in the 1920s and the oil it produced was distributed throughout the country.

[5] Hickory Valley is home to the James Monroe Avent House which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Tennessee State Route 18 is the primary way in and out, which runs in a north-northeast to south-southwest pattern throughout the city.

The closest airport to Hickory Valley is William L. Whitehurst Field, located off State Route 18 halfway between the town and Bolivar, Tennessee.

Hardeman County map