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Welcome to Pidcoke ...

Pidcoke is located

Pidcoke is located in Coryell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pidcoke, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.

Pidcoke is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pidcoke: 254

Communities near Pidcoke ...

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

  • Killeen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Copperas Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gatesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Kempner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fort Gates
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
  • South Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • King
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • King is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Saint Elijah Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
  • Comanche Village I
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
  • Comanche Village II
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pidcoke ...

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

Adding Pidcoke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pidcoke 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 Pidcoke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Pidcoke post office opened in 1893. The Pidcoke post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pidcoke.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Coryell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pidcoke - 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.
<4>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/