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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Hicks Ferry. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Hicks Ferry.<1>

We found mention of Hicks Ferry as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Communities Also Named Hicks Ferry ...

We found one communities that share the name Hicks Ferry.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Hicks Ferry is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Hicks Ferry in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Jackson County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Hicks Ferry [Jackson County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Hicks Ferry ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Hicks Ferry:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Hicks Ferry - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Hicks Ferry.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/34360   (Place Name: Hicks Ferry)

County: Luzerne     (FIPS State/County: 42/079)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Hicks Ferry) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  Luzerne County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Luzerne County.

Abington 
Alberts CornersMaltby
Alden StationMaple Run
AldersonMaxwell
AlumMeadow Run
AshmoreMill Creek
AuchinclossMill Hollow
 Moraine
Beach GroveMorrison
BeaumontMount Surprise
BeauplandMount Zion
Beech Haven FerryMountain Park
Belbend 
BennettNew Covington
BergersNew Troy
Black CreekNewport
Black RidgeNorth End
BlackmanNorth Wilkesbarre
Blake'sNuangola
Briarbrook 
BuckalewOakleaf
ButzbachOakwood Park
 Old Cranberry
CaliforniaOld Forge
CharlestownOlivers Mills
ChaunceyOneida Junction
ChristopherOrchard
Church Hill 
CoalridgePaynesville
ColumbusPeely
Council CrestPink Ash Junction
Council RidgePittston Ferry
CoxtonPittston Station
Cranberry RidgePittston Summit
CrestwoodPlains Junction
 Ply,mouth Ferry
DeringerPond Creek Junction
DorrancetonProspect Rock
Dorrancetown 
DowingvilleRaub's
Duryea JunctionRetreat
 Reyburn
EdwardsdaleRhone
EmpireRock Cabin
Enterprise SidingRoosevelt
Espy Run 
 Schooley
Fades CreekSheldon
Fairview HillsSloyersville
Fairview ParkSouth Wilkes-barre
Forest CastleStanton
 Stockton
Glen Summit SpringsSugar Loaf Station
 Sugarloaf
HainsvilleSummit
HardenSunshine
Hardpan 
HardpenTank
Harvey JunctionThroopsville
Harwood JunctionTown Line
Harwood MinesTrailwood
HazelbrookTunnel
HazeltonTurnbach
Hazle VillageTyler
Heidelberg 
Hollers HillUpper Lehigh Junction
Honey PotUpper Raubs
  
JeanesvilleVexit Junction
Jenkins Junction 
JenkinsWarsaw
 West Pittston Junction
Kingston - Forty FortWest Side
KunckleWestmoor
 Woodside - Drifton
Lattimer Mines 
Laurel GardensYates
Lee Mine 
LookoutZehner
Luzerne StationZion

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.