Welcome to Wilcox ...

Wilcox is located in Whitman 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 1892.

Wilcox is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Wilcox is within the boundaries of the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Wilcox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Texas (2), 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.

• Pullman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
  • Pullman is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pullman <4>
• Colfax
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Albion
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Saint John
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
  • Saint John is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <4>
• LaCrosse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
  • LaCrosse is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaCrosse <4>
• Endicott
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott
  • Endicott is located in Whitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Endicott <4>
• Shawnee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
• Glenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
• Mayview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
  • Mayview is located in Garfield County
• Gould City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
  • Gould City is located in Garfield 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wilcox post office opened in 1892.

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 Whitman County: www.whitmancounty.org/

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