Welcome to Wickersham ...

Wickersham is located in Whatcom County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wickersham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Wickersham is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Wickersham lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Wickersham: 360 & 564<3>

Communities near Wickersham ...

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

• Bellingham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
  • Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellingham <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bellingham
  • From Wickersham to Bellingham
• Mount Vernon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mount Vernon
  • From Wickersham to Mount Vernon
• Sedro - Woolley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedro - Woolley
  • Sedro - Woolley is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedro - Woolley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sedro - Woolley
  • From Wickersham to Sedro - Woolley
• Burlington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burlington
  • From Wickersham to Burlington
• Everson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
  • Everson is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Everson
  • From Wickersham to Everson
• Nooksack
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nooksack have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
  • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
• Lyman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lyman
  • From Wickersham to Lyman
• Hamilton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Skagit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hamilton
  • From Wickersham to Hamilton
• Acme
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
  • Acme is located in Whatcom County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Acme
  • From Wickersham to Acme
• Alger
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
  • Alger is located in Skagit County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wickersham ...

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

Adding Wickersham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wickersham 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 Wickersham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Wickersham post office opened in 1891.

We also found Wickersham in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wickersham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wickersham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Whatcom County: www.co.whatcom.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/