Wilcox, Wisconsin

This article is about the unincorporated community in southern Marinette County. For the historical township in central Brown County, see De Pere, Wisconsin § History.

Wilcox, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 44°59′52″N 87°50′07″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Marinette
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	715 & 534
GNIS feature ID	1577885[1]

Wilcox is an unincorporated community located in the town of Grover, Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Wilcox is located on the Canadian National Railway 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Peshtigo.

Name

Wilcox was named for a local settler.[2]

History

A creamery operated at Wilcox, owned by the Feifarek family.[3] The creamery was destroyed in a fire in 1909 while operated by F. B. Feifarek,[4] but it was later reopened and run by Lawrence Feifarek.[3] There was formerly a railroad freight station at Wilcox; it was removed in 1935.[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilcox, Wisconsin
2. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 139.
3. Wisconsin Butter Factories and Cheese Factories. Madison, WI: Dairy and Food Commissioner. 1919. p. 77.
4. New York Produce Review and American Creamery. New York. 1909. p. 148.
5. Wisconsin. Public Service Commission. Opinions and Decisions of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. Madison, WI: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. 1935. p. 698.

External links

• Media related to Wilcox at Wikimedia Commons