Welcome to Hicks Run ...
Hicks Run is located in Cameron County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hicks Run, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Hicks Run is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hicks Run lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hicks Run: 814 & 582<3>
Communities near Hicks Run ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hicks Run.
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Elk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <5>
- Emporium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporium have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
- Emporium is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <5>
- Austin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Potter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
- Driftwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Driftwood is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <5>
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Huntley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Huntley is located in Cameron County
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Cameron County
- Benezette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benezette
- Benezette is located in Elk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benezette <5>
- Wyside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Weber City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Weber City is located in Cameron County
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 Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hicks Run.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hicks Run. 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 Run.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hicks Run. See our Newspapers Page for Hicks Run.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hicks Run ...
Looking for more information about Hicks Run? 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 Run, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hicks Run.
Adding Hicks Run to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hicks Run 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 Hicks Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hicks Run post office opened in 1905.
We also found Hicks Run on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hicks Run.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hicks Run. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cameron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hicks Run - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Hicks Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Hicks Run area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |