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Welcome to Hicks Station ...

Hicks Station is located in Saint Francis County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hicks Station: Hicks Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hicks Station for more information about variations on the name of Hicks Station.

Hicks Station is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hicks Station: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Hicks Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hicks Station - they are located in Kansas and Nevada.

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

Communities near Hicks Station ...

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

  • Forrest City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wynne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Earle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Earle is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
  • Hughes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
  • Parkin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Palestine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Palestine is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Caldwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Crawfordsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Edmondson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 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 Hicks Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hicks Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hicks Station ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saint Francis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hicks Station - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Hicks Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Hicks Station 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.