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Welcome to Hicks Ferry ...

Hicks Ferry is located in Jackson County<1>.

Hicks Ferry is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hicks Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hicks Ferry (for example, toward Elgin), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Hicks Ferry: 931

Communities Also Named Hicks Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hicks Ferry - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Hicks Ferry ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Difficult
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Difficult is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
    • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
  • Algood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Livingston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Thompsons Store
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Tompkinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Celina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Boiling Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dodson Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 people
  • Gainesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hicks Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hicks Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.