Welcome to Ricks ...
So far, we found very little information about Ricks. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ricks to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ricks, please Contact Us.
Ricks would have been located within present day Cherokee County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ricks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ricks is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Ricks was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Ricks (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Codes where Ricks was located: 256 & 938<4>
Communities near Ricks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ricks.
- Gadsden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Glencoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hokes Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Collinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Etna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
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 Ricks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ricks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ricks. 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 Ricks.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ricks. See our Newspapers Page for Ricks.
Adding Ricks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ricks in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ricks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ricks post office opened in 1886. The Ricks post office closed in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ricks.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ricks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ricks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Ricks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Ricks area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |