Welcome to Shickley ...

The village of Shickley is located in Fillmore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shickley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shickley has a population of 318 people<2> (see below for details).

Shickley is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Shickley: (402) & (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Shickley: 68436<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shickley had an population of 318 people. This is a decrease of 6.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shickley had a population of 341 people (which is 5.81% of the total population of Fillmore County). This makes Shickley the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Shickley represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 247th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 341 people, the population of Shickley decreased 9.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 376 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shickley.

Communities near Shickley ...

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

• Geneva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <6>
• Sutton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
  • Sutton is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutton <6>
• Hebron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Hebron is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hebron <6>
• Clay Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
  • Clay Center is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Center <6>
• Deshler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <6>
• Fairmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <6>
• Edgar
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Edgar is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar <6>
• Davenport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <6>
• Milligan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
  • Milligan is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milligan <6>
• Bruning
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruning
  • Bruning is located in Thayer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruning <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shickley ...

Looking for more information about Shickley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Shickley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shickley.

Adding Shickley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shickley 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 Shickley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Shickley post office opened in 1886.

We also found Shickley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shickley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shickley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fillmore County: www.fillmorecounty.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/