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Welcome to Rickman ...

Rickman is located in Overton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rickman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Rickman is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Rickman: 931

The ZIP code for Rickman: 38580<3>

Communities near Rickman ...

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

  • Columbus Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Cookeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Livingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Monterey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • White Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Baxter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodson Branch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dodson Branch is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Branch
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,074 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 Rickman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rickman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rickman ...

Looking for more information about Rickman? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rickman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rickman.

Adding Rickman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rickman post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rickman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Overton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rickman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rickman). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rickman or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/