Wilcox, Missouri

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Wilcox, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Wilcox, Missouri
Coordinates: 40°23′56″N94°58′02″W / 40.39889°N 94.96722°W / 40.39889; -94.96722
Country United States
State Missouri
County Nodaway
Township Polk
Elevation
1,170 ft (360 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64468
Area code 660
GNIS feature ID728820 [1]

Wilcox is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Nodaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1] The community is located on US Route 71 approximately six miles northwest of Maryville and six miles southeast of Burlington Junction. [2]

History

Wilcox was laid out in 1879, and named after B. S. Wilcox, an early settler. [3] The settlement was along the Wabash Railroad and had a depot, shipping facilities, and a few businesses. [4] A post office called Wilcox was established in 1880 and remained in operation until 1954. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Wilcox". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 15, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Nodaway County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Past and present of Nodaway County, Missouri - Volume 1". B.F. Bowen & Company. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 24, 2016.


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