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Welcome to Pickard ...

Pickard is located in Clinton County<1>.

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

Pickard is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pickard: 765

Communities Also Named Pickard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pickard - they are located in Georgia, Nebraska and Washington.

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

Communities near Pickard ...

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

  • Carmel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
  • Noblesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kokomo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Westfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Zionsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
    • Zionsville is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
  • Lebanon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankfort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Whitestown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cicero
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
  • Tipton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pickard ...

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

Adding Pickard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pickard post office opened in 1895.

We also found Pickard on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pickard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pickard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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