Do you know of Hicksford ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Hicksford. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Hicksford.<1>

Our sources for Hicksford (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Hicksford other than they indicate that Hicksford would be found somewhere in Greensville County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1794 and closed  in 1887.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Hicksford ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Hicksford:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Hicksford - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Hicksford was listed as Hicksford Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Hicksford was listed as Hicksford Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

More Orphans in  Greensville County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Greensville County.