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City · Lancaster County · Population 2,607 (2020 census) · ZIP 68372 · Founded 1872

About Hickman

Hickman is a city of 2,607 people (2020) in southern Lancaster County, at 1,270 feet about 13 miles south of downtown Lincoln. It grew from 1,657 in 2010, more than half again in ten years, and is a commuter town for Lincoln. Stagecoach and Wagon Train state recreation areas are just outside town. Hickman is on Central Time.

History

The Rev. C. H. Heckman bought land near Salt Creek, and he and Samuel Egger platted the town in 1872 after the Atchison & Nebraska Railroad agreed to a station on its Rulo–Lincoln line. The plat was recorded with the name misspelled “Hickman,” and the name stuck. The town was incorporated in 1885. By 1890 it had about 300 people and was served by the Burlington’s A&N line and a Missouri Pacific branch from Crete to Talmage. It has grown at every census since 1950, and fastest since 2000.

Nearby towns

Roca	about 3 mi northwest	County roads
Sprague	about 6 mi west	County roads
Firth	about 6 mi south-southeast	County roads
Panama	about 6 mi east-southeast	County roads
Martell	about 7 mi west	County roads
Cheney	about 7 mi north-northeast	County roads
Bennet	about 8 mi east-northeast	County roads
Lincoln	about 13 mi north	US 77

Things to see

Hickman Hay Days, the last full weekend of July (July 24–26 in 2026) · Stagecoach State Recreation Area, 1 mile south and 1½ miles west: a 195-acre lake and camping · Wagon Train State Recreation Area, 2 miles east: a 315-acre lake and camping · the Hickman farmers’ market, second and fourth Thursdays in summer

Events in Hickman

Hickman Hay Days
Hickman Hay Days is held in Hickman, Nebraska, on the fourth weekend of July.

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Schools and health care

Schools: Norris School District 160 (Norris Elementary, Intermediate, Middle and High School on one campus about 2 miles north and 1½ miles west of Firth; it serves Roca, Hickman, Firth, Cortland, Panama, Princeton, Holland, Cheney and Rokeby)

Health care: Hospitals: Bryan Medical Center (East and West), CHI Health St. Elizabeth and Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, about 13 mi

Sources: U.S. Census; Wikipedia; Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (1882); Nebraska State Gazetteer (1890); NEGenWeb Lancaster County; History Nebraska; National Register; Nebraska Game and Parks; Lower Platte South NRD; City of Lincoln; Lincoln Airport; Nebraska State Capitol; Flatwater Free Press; school districts; city and village sites. Distances marked "about" are straight-line estimates.