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Welcome to Wickware ...

Wickware is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Wickware is located in Sanilac County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wickware, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Wickware is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Wickware ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wickware - they are located in Mississippi and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Wickware ...

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

  • Caro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
    • Caro is located in Tuscola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caro <3>
  • Bad Axe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
    • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <3>
  • Sandusky
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
    • Former name for Sandusky:
    • Sanilac Centre
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <3>
  • Cass City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
    • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <3>
  • Marlette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pigeon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ubly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Deckerville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Elkton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wickware ...

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

Adding Wickware to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wickware post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wickware.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wickware - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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