Welcome to Wick ...

Wick is located in Butler County<1>.

The location of Wick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Wick is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Wick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Wick - they are located in Iowa, Ohio, Ontario (3) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wick.

Communities near Wick ...

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

• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Butler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Slippery Rock
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slippery Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
  • Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <4>
• New Wilmington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
  • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <4>
• Mercer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <4>
• Prospect
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>
• Stoneboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneboro
  • Stoneboro is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneboro <4>
• Chicora
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <4>
• Parker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <4>
• Polk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wick ...

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

Adding Wick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wick 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 Wick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wick post office opened in 1882.

We also found Wick in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/