About the town » Hickman, Fulton County, Kentucky, United States

Hickman is a city in Fulton County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,560 at the 2000 census. Named for Captain Paschal Hickman, a Kentucky officer who was killed by Indians in the Massacre of the River Raisin during the War of 1812, it is the county seat of Fulton County. Hickman is part of the Union City-Hickman, TN–KY Micropolitan Statistical Area.