Hickman
Ghost town · Daviess County, Kentucky

Hickman is a ghost town in Daviess County, Kentucky. It is one of 13 former communities in Daviess County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hickman as a historical populated place on the Sutherland topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.6505° N, 87.1172° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Sutherland |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Utica, KY |
| Distance to it | 3.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2742924 |
| Coordinates | 37.65050, -87.11725 |
What's there now
Hickman is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Utica, KY (population 55), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Crowghost town · Daviess County · 1.5 mi
- Brooksghost town · McLean County · 8 mi
- Saint Raphaelghost town · Daviess County · 8.1 mi
- Briarfieldghost town · McLean County · 8.6 mi
- Covent Gardensghost town · Daviess County · 9.1 mi
- Mayo Hillsghost town · McLean County · 9.1 mi
- Leachmanghost town · McLean County · 10.8 mi
- Mattinglyghost town · Daviess County · 11 mi
- Gloversghost town · McLean County · 12.1 mi
- Patesghost town · Daviess County · 13 mi
- Dug Hillghost town · McLean County · 13.1 mi
- Sauerghost town · Daviess County · 13.9 mi
Questions
Where is Hickman?
Hickman is in Daviess County, Kentucky, at 37.6505, -87.1172.
How many ghost towns are in Daviess County?
Daviess County, Kentucky has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.