Hickory Hill, Chester County, Pennsylvania facts for kids

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Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Chester
Township	Elk
Elevation	449 ft (137 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	19363
Area code(s)	610
FIPS code	42-34296
GNIS feature ID	1176961

Hickory Hill is a small community located in Elk Township, which is part of Chester County, Pennsylvania. It used to be known as Nottinghamdale. This area is about 449 feet (137 m) above sea level, which means it's 449 feet higher than the ocean.

The Story of Hickory Hill

Hickory Hill has a cool history! It was once a busy place with different kinds of mills.

Early Businesses

In the past, Hickory Hill had:

• Gristmills: These were places where grain (like wheat or corn) was ground into flour.
• Sawmills: These mills were used to cut logs into lumber for building.
• Limekilns: These were special ovens used to heat limestone. The heated limestone was then used for things like fertilizer or making cement.

Community and Post Office

The community was also home to the Little Elk Friends Meeting, a religious group that started in 1825.

A very important event for the town was when the Hickory Hill post office opened on June 18, 1850. The first person in charge of the post office was named Wm. C. Shuler. After the post office was set up, the town officially changed its name from Nottinghamdale to Hickory Hill.