Welcome to Hickman ...

Hickman is located in Iroquois County<1>.

The location of Hickman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hickman, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hickman is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hickman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hickman (for example, toward Boswell (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Hickman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Hickman - they are located in Arkansas, California, Delaware, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hickman.

Communities near Hickman ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hickman.

• Hoopeston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
  • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <4>
• Watseka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watseka
  • Watseka is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watseka <4>
• Paxton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Paxton is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <4>
• Gilman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Gilman is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <4>
• Onarga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onarga
  • Onarga is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onarga <4>
• Rossville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Milford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Sheldon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sheldon is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
• Cissna Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cissna Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park
  • Cissna Park is located in Iroquois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cissna Park <4>
• Potomac
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
  • Potomac is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potomac <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hickman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hickman.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hickman. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hickman.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hickman. See our Newspapers Page for Hickman.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hickman ...

Looking for more information about Hickman? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hickman, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hickman.

Adding Hickman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hickman in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hickman was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hickman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hickman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov