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Welcome to Lake Cicott ...

Lake Cicott is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lake Cicott, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Cicott: Lk. Cicott

Lake Cicott is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Lake Cicott: 574

The ZIP code for Lake Cicott: 46942<3>

Communities near Lake Cicott ...

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

  • Logansport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Monticello
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Delphi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Flora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Flora is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>
  • Monon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Walton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Royal Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Camden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kewanna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kewanna is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kewanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Reynolds
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Cicott ...

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

Adding Lake Cicott to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Cicott post office opened in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lake Cicott.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lake Cicott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lake Cicott). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lake Cicott or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/