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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)
  • University City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Ballwin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • 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)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • East Saint Louis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster Groves
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
  • Creve Coeur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Creve Coeur is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
  • Manchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clayton is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,775 people
  • Cahokia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
    • 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 (so far) for Wickes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wickes post office opened in 1888. The Wickes post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wickes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wickes - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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