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Welcome to Dickeys ...

Dickeys is located in Kankakee County<1>.

Dickeys is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Dickeys: 815 & 779<3>

Websites for Dickeys ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities near Dickeys ...

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

  • Kankakee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kankakee is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kankakee <4>
  • Bourbonnais
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bradley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bradley is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <4>
  • Manteno
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Manteno is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <4>
  • Braidwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilmington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Wilmington is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
  • Diamond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Limestone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Limestone is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Herscher
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Herscher is also located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herscher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herscher <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dickeys ...

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

Adding Dickeys to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dickeys 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 Dickeys was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dickeys.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dickeys - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Dickeys area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Dickeys 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.