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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>. The location of Wickes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Wickes, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<4> 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 location where Wickes once stood is in the (406) area code. 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.
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 ...
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