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Welcome to Trickem ...

Trickem is located in Cleburne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trickem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Trickem is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Trickem: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Trickem ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Trickem: This one is located in Cleburne County and the other is located in Lowndes County.

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

Communities near Trickem ...

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

  • Carrollton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bremen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
    • Bremen is located in Haralson County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
  • Tyus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
    • Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
  • Heflin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tallapoosa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowdon Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowdon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
    • Bowdon is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <4>
  • Mount Zion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wedowee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairlawn Estates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairlawn Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
    • Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 736 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 Trickem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trickem.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trickem ...

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

Adding Trickem to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Trickem post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trickem.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cleburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trickem - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Trickem area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Trickem area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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