Welcome to Wilcox ...

Wilcox is located in Gilchrist 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 1901.

Wilcox is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wilcox lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Wilcox lies within the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Wilcox ...

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

Beyond Florida, there are 25 communities that are also named Wilcox - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, 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.

• Newberry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <4>
• Chiefland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiefland
  • Chiefland is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiefland <4>
• Trenton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
• Cross City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross City
  • Cross City is located in Dixie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross City <4>
• Bell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <4>
• Andrews
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Levy County
• Manatee Road
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manatee Road have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
  • Manatee Road is located in Levy County
• Waters Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
  • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
• Little Lake City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
  • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
• Bronson
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
  • Bronson is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <4>

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 1901.

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 Gilchrist County: www.gilchrist.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/