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'''Hico''' is an extinct town in [[Dallas County, Missouri|Dallas County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|735007|name=Hico (historical)}}</ref>
'''Hico''' is an extinct town in [[Dallas County, Missouri|Dallas County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Missouri]].<ref>{{GNIS|735007|name=Hico (historical)}}</ref> The community was located adjacent to the [[Niangua River]] about two miles northeast of [[Spring Grove, Missouri|Spring Grove]] and six miles southeast of [[Buffalo, Missouri|Buffalo]]. The Hico Bridge over the Niangua on County road JJ-203 is approximately 1000 feet west of the Hico location.<ref>''Charity, MO,'' 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1977 rev.)</ref><ref>Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, {{ISBN|0-89933-224-2}}</ref>


A post office called Hico was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1907.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=25 September 2016}}</ref> The community's name is a contraction of [[Hickory County, Missouri|Hickory County]], the native home of the local postmaster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dallas.html |title=Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=25 September 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915120320/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dallas.html |archivedate=15 September 2016 |df= }}</ref>
A post office called Hico was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1907.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=25 September 2016}}</ref> The community's name is a contraction of [[Hickory County, Missouri|Hickory County]], the native home of the local postmaster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dallas.html |title=Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) |publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri |accessdate=25 September 2016 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915120320/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_dallas.html |archivedate=15 September 2016 |df= }}</ref>

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Hico is an extinct town in Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community was located adjacent to the Niangua River about two miles northeast of Spring Grove and six miles southeast of Buffalo. The Hico Bridge over the Niangua on County road JJ-203 is approximately 1000 feet west of the Hico location.[2][3]

A post office called Hico was established in 1903, and remained in operation until 1907.[4] The community's name is a contraction of Hickory County, the native home of the local postmaster.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hico (historical)
  2. ^ Charity, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1961 (1977 rev.)
  3. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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