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Welcome to Trickum ...

Trickum is located in Whitfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Trickum, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

Trickum is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Trickum lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Trickum (for example, toward Ider (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Trickum: 706 & 762<3>

Communities near Trickum ...

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

  • John Ross Estates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • John Ross Estates is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Ross Estates
    • Estimated population in 2018: 84,310 people
  • Newnan Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Newnan Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2019: 41,581 people
  • Lytle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lytle is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 37,115 people
  • Martindale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Martindale is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 35,795 people
  • Dalton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • East Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Villanow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • East Brainerd
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
  • Collegedale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Fort Oglethorpe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trickum ...

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

Adding Trickum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Trickum 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 (so far) for Trickum was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1865.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Trickum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Whitfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Trickum - 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Trickum area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Trickum 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.