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Welcome to Wicks Corners ...

Wicks Corners is primarily located in Cayuga County<1>. A portion of Wicks Corners extends into Onondaga County.

A typical abbreviation for Wicks Corners: Wicks Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Wicks Corners for more information about variations on the name of Wicks Corners.

Wicks Corners is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wicks Corners: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Wicks Corners ...

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

  • Syracuse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Auburn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Baldwinsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca Falls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Solvay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Liverpool
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcellus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Weedsport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jordan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Moravia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wicks Corners ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cayuga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wicks Corners - 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 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Wicks Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Wicks Corners 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.