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Welcome to Hicks ...

Hicks is located in Hardin County<1>.

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

Hicks is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hicks: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Hicks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Hicks - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (3), British Columbia, Georgia, Indiana (2), Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Hicks ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eldorado
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Carrier Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
    • Former names for Carrier Mills:
    • Carriers Mills
    • Morrilsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
  • Shawneetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosiclare
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ridgway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Golconda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Equality
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Stonefort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Cave-In-Rock
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
    • Cave-In-Rock village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hicks ...

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

Adding Hicks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hicks 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 Hicks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hicks post office opened in 1891. The Hicks post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hicks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hicks - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Hicks area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Hicks 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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