Welcome to Rickey ...

Rickey is located in Tuscaloosa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rickey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Rickey is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rickey: (205) and (659)<4>

Communities near Rickey ...

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

• Alabaster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
  • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <5>
• Bessemer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
  • Bessemer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <5>
• Helena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
• Hueytown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
  • Hueytown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hueytown <5>
• Pleasant Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <5>
• Montevallo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo
  • Montevallo is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montevallo <5>
• Midfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
  • Midfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <5>
• Brighton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brighton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
  • Brighton is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brighton <5>
• Lipscomb
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipscomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
  • Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
• Brookwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
  • Brookwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookwood <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rickey ...

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

Adding Rickey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rickey 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 Rickey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rickey post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rickey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/

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