Welcome to Wickes ...
So far, we found very little information about Wickes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Wickes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Wickes, please Contact Us.
Wickes would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Wickes, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Wickes is 5,190 feet [1,582 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Wickes is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Wickes was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Wickes was located: 406
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 Missouri.
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.
- Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
- East Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Helena
- East Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Helena <4>
- Boulder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Boulder is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <4>
- Comet ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Comet is located in Jefferson County
- Comet has also been known as:
- High Ore
- Jefferson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
- Alhambra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Basin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
- Basin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin <4>
- Clancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clancy
- Clancy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clancy <4>
- Elkhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
- Rimini ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
- Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
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.
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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Wickes.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.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 Wickes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wickes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |