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Place	Description
Hickory Ridge Branch	rises in W Madison County and flows S into Roaring Fork.
Hickory Run	rises in W Onslow County and flows NE into Southwest Creek.
Hickory Springs	See Mount Vernon Springs.
Hickory Spur	peak in W Madison County between Levy Branch and French Broad River.
Hickory Tavern	See Hickory.
Hickory Top	S Buncombe County between Billy Cove Gap and Little Hickory Top.
Hickory Township	W Catawba County. Was Hickory Tavern Township prior to 1876.
High Hickory Knob	SE Buncombe County between Patton Gap and Flat Top in the Swannanoa Mountains.
High Hickory Ridge	SE Buncombe County N of High Hickory Knob.
Lake Hickory	on Catawba River, within Alexander and Caldwell Counties on the N and Burke and Catawba Counties on the s. Formed by a dam constructed in 1928 by Duke Power Co. Covers 4,110 acres. Source of hydroelectric power; fishing, boating, and swimming. Dam at the site of former Oxford Ford across the river; named for Samuel Oxford, pioneer settler who opened the ford. Alt. 829. Lake formerly known as Oxford Lake or Oxford Reservoir.
Little Hickory Creek	rises in S Cleveland County and flows W into Hickory Creek.
Little Hickory Knob	N Transylvania County between Avery Creek and Thrift Cove Branch.
Little Hickory Top	S Buncombe County SW of Ingles Field Gap.
Lone Hickory	community in S Yadkin County near South Deep Creek.
West Prong [Hickory Fork]	rises in N Madison County and flows SE into Hickory Fork.

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