Do you know of Hick's Mill ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Hick's Mill. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Hick's Mill.<1>
Our sources for Hick's Mill (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Hick's Mill other than they indicate that Hick's Mill would be found somewhere in Prince George's County, Maryland.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1879 and closed in 1900.
Communities Also Named Hick's Mill ...
We found two communities that share the name Hick's Mill.
Within Maryland, the name Hick's Mill is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Brunswick County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Hick's Mill [Brunswick County].
- Caroline County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Hick's Mill [Caroline County].
- Virginia
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Hick's Mill ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Hick's Mill:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Hick's Mill - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
More Orphans in Prince George's County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Prince George's County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |