Welcome to Wilcox ...

Wilcox is located in Conecuh 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Wilcox is 280 feet [85 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 (251) 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 Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Missouri, Nebraska (2), New York, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Texas (2), 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.

• Evergreen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Conecuh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <4>
• Georgiana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgiana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiana
  • Georgiana is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgiana <4>
• Castleberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castleberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
  • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
• McKenzie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • McKenzie is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <4>
• Red Level
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
  • Red Level is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
• Old Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Conecuh County
• Centerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Conecuh County
• Jay Villa ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
  • Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
• Mount Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
  • Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
• Sparta ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Conecuh County
  • Sparta has also been known as:
  • Old Sparta

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Wilcox on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

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 Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/