Welcome to Wickes ...

Wickes is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wickes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Wickes is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wickes lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Wickes: 636

Communities Also Named Wickes ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Wickes - they are located in Arkansas and Montana.

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

Communities near Wickes ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <3>
• University City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
  • University City is located in Saint Louis City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
• Ballwin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
  • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <3>
• Kirkwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
  • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
• East Saint Louis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <3>
• Webster Groves
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Webster Groves. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
  • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
• Creve Coeur
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creve Coeur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
  • Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
• Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <3>
• Clayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
• Cahokia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
  • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wickes ...

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

Adding Wickes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wickes 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 Wickes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Wickes post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wickes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wickes. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/