Welcome to Hicksville ...
So far, we found very little information about Hicksville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hicksville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hicksville, please Contact Us.
Hicksville would have been located within present day Lawrence County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Hicksville, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hicksville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Time Zone: The area where Hicksville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Hicksville still existed, it would have been in the (606) area code.
Communities Also Named Hicksville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Hicksville: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Graves County.
Beyond Kentucky, there are 13 communities that are also named Hicksville - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hicksville.
Communities near Hicksville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hicksville.
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Grayson is located in Carter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
- Louisa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
- Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
- Wayne is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
- Fort Gay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
- Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Sandy Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
- Blaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
- Glenwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Houckville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houckville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
- Houckville is located in Lawrence County
- Keturah ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lizzie ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Hicksville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hicksville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hicksville. 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 Hicksville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hicksville. See our Newspapers Page for Hicksville.
Adding Hicksville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hicksville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hicksville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hicksville post office opened in 1900.
We also found Hicksville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hicksville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hicksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |