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Welcome to Citico ...

Citico is located in Etowah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Citico, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Citico is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Citico (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Citico ...

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

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

Communities near Citico ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Boaz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <3>
  • Rainbow City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Southside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Southside is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <3>
  • Attalla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <3>
  • Hokes Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
    • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <3>
  • Centre
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Collinsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Crossville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Citico. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Citico.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Citico ...

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

Adding Citico to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Citico 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 Citico was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Citico post office opened in 1900.

We also found Citico in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Citico.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Citico - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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