The area was settled by American Revolutionary War veteran George Hikes in 1791 on land sold to him by William Meriwether.
After serving in the Revolutionary War, serving under James Cook's Company of Fourth Battalion of Militia in Lancaster County, PA; he moved to Louisville Kentucky with his four young sons, John, Jacob, Andrew and George, three daughters and his wife Barbara Oleweiler.
Hikes opened grist and saw mills as the community grew and a cloth industry developed in the early 19th century.
[citation needed] In the early 20th century developers bought up much of the land surrounding Hikes' home, but there was little interest in the area until after World War II.
Roy McMahan purchased the nearby Eberle family farm in 1946 and built several subdivisions and shopping centers, some of which bear his name, and Hikes Point has long been a strong retail area.