Welcome to Sikesville ...

Sikesville is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sikesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Sikesville is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Sikesville: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Sikesville ...

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

• Roanoke
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Lineville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
  • Lineville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lineville <5>
• Ashland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
• Jacksons' Gap
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksons' Gap
  • Jacksons' Gap is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksons' Gap <5>
• Wedowee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
  • Wedowee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <5>
• New Site
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
  • New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
• Wadley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
  • Wadley is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <5>
• Daviston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daviston
  • Daviston is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daviston <5>
• Goldville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
  • Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
• Mellow Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
  • Mellow Valley is located in Clay County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sikesville ...

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

Adding Sikesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Sikesville post office opened in 1892.

We also found Sikesville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sikesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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