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Welcome to Hicks Crossroads ...

Hicks Crossroads is located in Mecklenburg County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hicks Crossroads: Hicks Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hicks Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Hicks Crossroads.

Hicks Crossroads is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hicks Crossroads: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Hicks Crossroads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Hicks Crossroads: This one is located in Mecklenburg County and the other is located in Vance County.

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

Communities near Hicks Crossroads ...

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

  • Charlotte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Concord
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gastonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kannapolis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mooresville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornelius
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Holly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Davidson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmont
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Hicks Crossroads. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hicks Crossroads.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hicks Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Mecklenburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hicks Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Hicks Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Hicks Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.