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Welcome to Wilcox ...

Wilcox is located in Whitman County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wilcox: 509

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)
  • Colfax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Albion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Saint John
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • LaCrosse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Endicott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Almota
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Almota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
    • Almota is located in Whitman County
  • Shawnee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shawnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
  • Glenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
  • Mayview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
    • Mayview 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>

X2X - From that list, the Wilcox post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wilcox.

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://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whitman, 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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