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Welcome to Sickles ...

Sickles is located in Caddo County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sickles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Sickles is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Sickles ...

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

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.

  • Weatherford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
    • Weatherford is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <4>
  • Hinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
    • Hinton is located in Caddo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <4>
  • Carnegie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Geary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
    • Geary is located in Blaine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geary <4>
  • Hydro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
    • Hydro is located in Caddo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydro <4>
  • Binger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binger
    • Binger is located in Caddo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binger <4>
  • Fort Cobb
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Corn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
    • Corn is located in Washita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <4>
  • Eakly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gracemont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sickles post office opened in 1901.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sickles.

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 State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Caddo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sickles - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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