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Welcome to Wickett ...The town of Wickett is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas). Wickett is located in Ward County<1>. The location of Wickett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Wickett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Wickett has a population of 553 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Wickett is 2,650 feet [808 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Wickett is ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Wickett lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Wickett is located in the (432) area code. The ZIP code for Wickett: 79788<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wickett had an population of 553 people. This is an increase of 11.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.54% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Wickett had a population of 498 people. This makes Wickett the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 498 people, the population of Wickett increased 9.45% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 455 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Wickett. Communities near Wickett ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wickett.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wickett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wickett. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wickett. 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 Wickett. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wickett. See our Newspapers Page for Wickett. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wickett ...Looking for more information about Wickett? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Wickett, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wickett. Adding Wickett to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Wickett 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 Wickett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Wickett mentioned on a train schedule titled The Texas & Pacific Railroad Employees' Time Table #49 (May 1939). For more details, see References and Mentions for Wickett. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wickett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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