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Welcome to Wilcox ...

Wilcox is located in Nodaway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wilcox, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Wilcox is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wilcox: 660

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), 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.

  • Maryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopkins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Maitland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maitland is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Skidmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • College Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Barnard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shambaugh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Conception Junction
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people

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 (so far) for Wilcox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Wilcox post office opened in 1880. The Wilcox post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilcox.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Nodaway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wilcox - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/