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Welcome to Trickham ...Trickham is located in the Texas Panhandle. Trickham is located in Coleman County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Trickham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879. The origin (or the toponymy) of ' . Trickham . ': Trickham was originally named Muckwater. This was later changed to Trick'Em. The story goes that the local store would cheat cowboys riding on the Chisolm Trail by tricking them out of their money when drunk. When trying to open a post office, the postal service rejected the name Trick'Em and proposed Trickham instead. The citizens of Trick'Em accepted the suggestion, hence Trickham. Trickham is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Trickham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Trickham is located in the (325) area code. The ZIP code for Trickham: 76878<3> The community of Trickham was previously named Trick'em. Communities near Trickham ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Trickham.
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 Trickham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Trickham. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Trickham. 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 Trickham. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Trickham. See our Newspapers Page for Trickham. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Trickham ...Looking for more information about Trickham? 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 Trickham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Trickham. Adding Trickham to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Trickham 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 Trickham was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Trickham in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Trickham post office opened in 1879. For more details, see References and Mentions for Trickham. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Trickham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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