Welcome to Wyckles ...

Wyckles is located in Macon County<1>.

The location of Wyckles has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wyckles, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Wyckles is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wyckles is located in the (217) area code.

Communities near Wyckles ...

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

• Decatur
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Mount Zion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <4>
• Forsyth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsyth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <4>
• Maroa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maroa
  • Maroa is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maroa <4>
• Moweaqua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moweaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moweaqua
  • Moweaqua is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moweaqua <4>
• Mount Pulaski
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pulaski
  • Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <4>
• Cerro Gordo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <4>
• Long Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
• Warrensburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
  • Warrensburg is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <4>
• Macon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Macon is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <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 Wyckles. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wyckles.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wyckles ...

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

Adding Wyckles to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wyckles 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 Wyckles was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

We also found Wyckles in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wyckles.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wyckles. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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