Hickok, Kansas
Encyclopedia
Hickok is an unincorporated
rural area in Grant County
, Kansas
, United States
. It lies in eastern Lincoln Township along U.S. Route 160
, 7 miles (11 km) east of the county seat
of Ulysses
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
rural area in Grant County
Grant County, Kansas
Grant County is a county located in southwest Kansas, in the Central United States. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 7,829...
, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies in eastern Lincoln Township along U.S. Route 160
U.S. Route 160
U.S. Route 160 is a 1,465 mile long east–west United States highway in the Midwestern United States. The western terminus of the route is at U.S. Route 89 five miles west of Tuba City, Arizona. The eastern terminus is at U.S...
, 7 miles (11 km) east of the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Ulysses
Ulysses, Kansas
Ulysses is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,161.-Geography:Ulysses is located at...
.