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Welcome to Dickinson ...

Dickinson is located in Clarke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dickinson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Dickinson is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dickinson: 251

The ZIP code for Dickinson: 36436<3>

Communities Also Named Dickinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Dickinson - they are located in Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dickinson ...

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

  • Thomasville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Grove Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
    • Grove Hill is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove Hill <4>
  • Pine Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Yellow Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Nettleboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nettleboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
    • Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nettleboro
    • From Dickinson to Nettleboro
  • Whatley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Zimco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Peach Tree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Suggsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Suggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Suggsville
    • From Dickinson to Suggsville
  • Atkeison
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Dickinson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dickinson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dickinson ...

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

Adding Dickinson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dickinson 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 Dickinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Dickinson post office opened in 1888.

We also found Dickinson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dickinson.

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dickinson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Dickinson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Dickinson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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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