Welcome to Sickles ...

Sickles is located in Gratiot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sickles, 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.

Sickles is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Sickles lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Sickles is located in the (989) area code.

Communities Also Named Sickles ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sickles - it's located in Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Sickles ...

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

• Alma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Saint Johns
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Johns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
  • Saint Johns is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Johns <4>
• Saint Louis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• Ithaca
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Chesaning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesaning
  • Chesaning is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesaning <4>
• Saint Charles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Ovid
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>
• Breckenridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
• Elsie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Elsie is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <4>
• Merrill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <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 Sickles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sickles.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sickles. 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 Sickles.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sickles ...

Looking for more information about Sickles? 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 Sickles, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sickles.

Adding Sickles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sickles 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 Sickles was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Sickles on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sickles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gratiot County: www.co.gratiot.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/