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)
  • Saint Marys is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
• Emporium
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Emporium is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporium
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporium <4>
• Austin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Austin is located in Potter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Driftwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Driftwood is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <4>
• Grant
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
• Huntley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Huntley is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
• Cameron
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cameron is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
• Benezette
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Benezette is located in Elk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benezette
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benezette <4>
• Wyside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Wyside is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyside
• Weber City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Weber City is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City

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 (so far) for Hicks Run was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hicks Run post office opened in 1905. The Hicks Run post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hicks Run.