Welcome to Wilcox ...

Wilcox is located

Wilcox is located in Burleson County<1>.

The location of Wilcox has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilcox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Wilcox is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wilcox lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wilcox lies within the (979) area code.

Communities Also Named Wilcox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Wilcox: This one is located in Burleson County and the other is located in Gray County.

Beyond Texas, there are 25 communities that are also named Wilcox - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska (2), New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin (3) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wilcox.

Communities near Wilcox ...

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

• College Station
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Station
  • College Station is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Station <4>
• Bryan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Bryan is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <4>
• Brenham
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
  • Brenham is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <4>
• Navasota
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
  • Navasota is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <4>
• Caldwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
  • Caldwell is located in Burleson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caldwell <4>
• Somerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Somerville is located in Burleson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerville <4>
• Snook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
  • Snook is located in Burleson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <4>
• Millican
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican
  • Millican is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millican <4>
• Clay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Burleson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <4>
• Scofield ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scofield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
  • Scofield is located in Burleson 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 Wilcox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wilcox.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wilcox ...

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

Adding Wilcox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wilcox 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 Wilcox was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Wilcox in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Wilcox post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilcox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/