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Welcome to Hickson ...

Hickson is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hickson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Hickson is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hickson: 701

Communities Also Named Hickson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Hickson - they are located in California, Ontario, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hickson ...

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

  • Fargo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Moorhead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • West Fargo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dilworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Horace
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Glyndon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mapleton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Kindred
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Reile's Acres
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hickson ...

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

Adding Hickson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hickson 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 Hickson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hickson post office opened in 1884. The Hickson post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hickson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hickson - 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/