THE HICKORY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Hilly Gulf Coastal Plain setting.
Hickory town has 0.94 square miles of land in Newton County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Hilly Gulf Coastal Plain, within Southeastern Plains.
Irregular plains of sand, silt and clay support a mix of pine and hardwood landscapes. The region has more relief than the lower coastal plain, with generally gentle stream gradients.
Regional context: Southeastern Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Hickory and Newton County
Hickory is associated with Newton County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Hickory by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Hickory, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.3 percentage points lower than the 0.3% recorded for Newton County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Hickory town has 1.1 times the land area of nearby Chunky town (0.83 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

